Sidastrum paniculatum

(Linnaeus) Fryxell

Brittonia 30: 453. 1978.

Common names: Cadillo liso
Illustrated
Basionym: Sida paniculata Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1145. 1759
Synonyms: S. atrosanguinea Jacquin S. capillaris Cavanilles S. floribunda Kunth
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 356. Mentioned on page 303.

Plants 1–3 m. Stems roughly stellate-hairy, hairs somewhat ferruginous. Leaves: stipules 6–7 mm; petiole: proximal 1/3 length of blade, distal subsessile; blade slightly discolorous, 3–13 × 1–7 cm (reduced distally), apex acute. Panicles 100+-flowered. Pedicels capillary, 1–3.5 cm, often subtended by 3 stipuliform bracts. Flowers: calyx 2–3 mm, stellate-hairy; petals 3 mm, glabrous; staminal column purple, subequal to corolla, hairy; style exserted, pallid. Schizocarps 4–5 mm diam., puberulent; mericarps 2.5 mm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Open shrublands, coastal thickets
Elevation: 0–300 m

Distribution

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Tex., e, s Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Africa

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/3lengthofblade" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Sidastrum paniculatum"
Paul A. Fryxell† +  and Steven R. Hill +
(Linnaeus) Fryxell +
subcordate +  and truncate +
Sida paniculata +
asymmetric +  and symmetric +
discolorous +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
parted +, not dissected +, lanceolate +  and ovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
stipuliform +
stellate-hairy +
not inflated +
not accrescent +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
Cadillo liso +
Tex. +, e +, s Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +, South America +  and Africa +
0–300 m +
sparse;copious +
pistillate +  and staminate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
oblate +  and conic +
Open shrublands, coastal thickets +
ferruginous +
axillary +  and terminal +
tough-fibrous +
connate +  and distinct +
not evanescent +
subsessile +  and petiolate +
cupuliform +
reticulate +, smooth +  and 1-celled +
wedge--shaped +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
3-40-carpellate +
(1-)2-many +
100+-flowered +
capillary +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
adnate +  and distinct +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering year-round. +
4mm +  and 5mm +
reniform +
persistent +
Illustrated +
sessile +  and subsessile +
not viscid +
stellate-hairy +
filiform +, linear +  and capitate +
1-2 times number of carpels +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
5[-10]-branched +
stellate-hairy +
S. atrosanguinea +, S. capillaris +  and S. floribunda +
Sidastrum paniculatum +
Sidastrum +
species +
monoecious +, dioecious +  and hermaphroditic +