familyIteaceae
genusItea

Itea

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 199. 1753.

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Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 92. 1754 ,.

Common names: Sweetspire
Etymology: Greek itea, willow, alluding to willowlike leaves
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 6. Mentioned on page 8, 44.
 TaxonIllustrator 
FNA8 P1 Paeonia brownii.jpegRibes rubrum
Paeonia
Paeonia brownii
Itea
Itea virginica
Barbara Alongi
John Myers
John Myers
Barbara Alongi
Barbara Alongi

Shrubs without bristles and spines. Leaves: stipules minute, subulate; blade elliptic or obovate, surfaces glabrous or glabrate abaxially, glabrous adaxially, pinnately veined. Inflorescences: bracts subtending pedicels caducous. Flowers: hypanthium cupshaped; sepals green; petals white; styles connate and grooved at anthesis, distinct in fruit. Capsules 2-locular, longitudinally 2-grooved. x = 11.

Distribution

c, e United States, e Asia, Africa

Discussion

Species 29 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

... more about "Itea"
Nancy R. Morin +
Linnaeus +
obovate +  and elliptic +
Sweetspire +
c +, e United States +, e Asia +  and Africa +
Greek itea, willow, alluding to willowlike leaves +
distinct +
free +  and adnate +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
distinct +
Sp. Pl. +  and Gen. Pl. ed. +
yellowish-brown +  and dark-brown +
ovoid +  and fusiform +
distinct +  and free +
antisepalous +
glabrous +  and glabrate +
Iteaceae +
evergreen;semievergreen +