Iresine palmeri

(S. Watson) Standley

J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 395. 1915.

Common names: Palmer’s bloodleaf
Basionym: Hebanthe palmeri S. Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 144. 1883
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 455. Mentioned on page 454.

Shrubs or vines, at least 3 dm. Stems sometimes scandent or decumbent, woody nearly throughout, scabrous. Leaves opposite; blade lanceolate, narrowly ovate, or lance-oblong, 12–60 × 5–17 cm, glabrous. Inflorescences: pistillate plants with panicles 2.5–6 cm; bracts and bracteoles ± equaling tepals; staminate plants not seen. Flowers: tepals green, oval, 1–1.4 mm, herbaceous, apex obtuse, pilose. Utricles exserted, subglobose, 1.7 mm, apex truncate. Seeds 1 mm.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Palm woods
Elevation: 0-10 m

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Steven E. Clemants +
(S. Watson) Standley +
Hebanthe palmeri +
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
lance-oblong +, ovate +  and lanceolate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
membranous +
Palmer’s bloodleaf +
Tex. +  and Mexico +
0-10 m +
peripheral +
hypogynous +
minute +  and small +
not +  and dehiscent +
Palm woods +
serrulate +  and entire +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Flowering spring. +
J. Wash. Acad. Sci. +
reddish-brown +  and dark red +
lenticular +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
decumbent +  and scandent +
trailing +, erect +  and prostrate +
slender +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Iresine palmeri +
species +
distinct +  and connate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
indurate +, membranaceous +, chartaceous +  and scarious +
subglobose +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (?) +
membranous +
staminate;pistillate +
perennial +  and annual +
plant +, vine +  and shrub +
dioecious +  and polygamous +