Pavonia paludicola

Nicolson ex Fryxell in R. A. Howard

R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill. 5: 241. 1989.

Common names: Mangrove mallow
Basionym: Malache scabra B. Vogel C. J. Trew, Pl. Select. 9: 50, plate 90. 1772,
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 307. Mentioned on page 305, 306.

Shrubs, 1–4 m, sometimes supported on other vegetation. Stems minutely stellate-hairy. Leaves: stipules early-deciduous, obscure; petiole to 1/2 length of blade; blade concolorous, broadly ovate, 6–18 cm, base subcordate, margins obscurely dentate to subentire, apex acuminate, sparsely stellate-hairy. Inflorescences terminal racemes. Pedicels 1–4 cm; involucellar bractlets ca. 8, lanceolate, 8.8–10 × 2.5–4 mm, subglabrous. Flowers: calyx 8–11 mm, minutely stellate-hairy, lobes not prominently veined; corolla tubular, petals pale-yellow or yellow-green, not auriculate, 12–18 mm; staminal column with 5 apical teeth; stigmas included. Schizocarps pale green, maturing brown, 10–13 mm diam., woody, glabrous; mericarps narrowed basally, 7–9 mm, smooth, usually 3-pointed apically. Seeds not tufted on hilum.


Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Stream banks, brackish estuaries
Elevation: 0 m

Distribution

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Fla., West Indies, Central America, n South America

Discussion

Pavonia paludicola has a circum-Caribbean distribution, extending northward to the Bahamas and southern Florida. The species is endangered in Florida, and is known in Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties. It is often found with mangroves. The mericarps are distributed by water.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"lengthofblade" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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stellate-hairy +
acuminate +
Paul A. Fryxell† +  and Steven R. Hill +
Nicolson ex Fryxell in R. A. Howard +
subcordate +
Malache scabra +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
concolorous +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br />) +
0.88 cm8.8 mm <br />0.0088 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
not spathaceous +
persistent +
stellate-hairy +
not inflated +
accrescent +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Mangrove mallow +
lavender +  and pink or yellow +
Fla. +, West Indies +, Central America +  and n South America +
sparse;copious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
glabrous +  and hairy +
oblate +, not angled +  and not inflated +
Stream banks, brackish estuaries +
axillary +  and terminal +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
simple +, stipulate +, sessile +, subsessile +  and petiolate +
distichous +  and alternate +
lanceolate-ovate +
entire +  and serrate +
obscurely dentate;subentire +
3-pointed +  and narrowed +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
3-40-carpellate +
(1-)2-many +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
not +  and auriculate +
yellow-green;pale-yellow +
adnate +  and distinct +
not auriculate +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
Flowering year-round. +
R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill. +
brown +  and pale green +
10mm +  and 13mm +
hairy +  and glabrous +
reniform +
persistent +
sessile +  and subsessile +
not viscid +
stellate-hairy +
filiform +, linear +  and capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
early-deciduous +
subulate +  and filiform +
Lebretonia +
Pavonia paludicola +
species +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +