View source for Canotia ← Canotia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Canotia |accepted_authority=Torrey ex A. Gray in J. C. Ives |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Rep. Colorado R. |place=4: 15. 1861 |year=1861 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Celastraceae;Canotia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Celastraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Canotia]]</div></div> |etymology=Spanish name in Mexico |volume=Volume 12 |mention_page=page 112 |treatment_page=page 119 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism growth form;whole_organism growth form"><b>Shrubs </b>or trees.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="branchlet shape"><b>Branchlets </b>terete.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf duration;leaf shape;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism arrangement;whole_organism growth form"><b>Leaves </b>caducous scalelike, plants appearing leafless, alternate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="stipule presence">stipules absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="petiole presence">petiole absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="">blade margins entire;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="blade margin architecture or shape;blade margin prominence">venation obscure.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="inflorescence position"><b>Inflorescences </b>axillary, cymes or thyrses.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="flower reproduction;flower architecture or shape"><b>Flowers </b>bisexual, radially symmetric;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="perianth position;androecium position">perianth and androecium hypogynous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="hypanthium presence">hypanthium absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="sepal quantity;sepal fusion">sepals 5, distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="petal quantity;petal coloration">petals 5, greenish white to yellowish white;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="nectary presence">nectary absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="stamen quantity">stamens 5;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="staminode presence">staminodes 0;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="pistil architecture">pistil 5-carpellate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="ovary position;ovary architecture or structure in adjective form;ovary placentation">ovary superior, 5-locular, placentation axile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="style quantity">style 1;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties="stigma quantity">stigmas 5;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s20" data-properties="ovule quantity">ovules 2 per locule.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s21" data-properties="fruits capsule architecture or structure in adjective form;fruits capsule shape;apex architecture or shape"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, 5-locular, oblong, apex beaked.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s22" data-properties="seed quantity;seed shape;seed architecture"><b>Seeds </b>1–2 per locule, oval to oblong, winged in proximal 1/2;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s23" data-properties="">aril absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s24" data-properties="aril presence;x chromosome quantity">x = 15.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Arizona;n Mexico |discussion=<p>Species 2 (1 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>The systematic position of Canotia has been much disputed. Morphologic (M. C. Johnston 1975; H. Tobe and P. H. Raven 1993) and DNA-sequence data (M. P. Simmons et al. 2008) support placement in Celastraceae near Euonymus and Paxistima.</p><!-- --><p>The other species of Canotia, C. wendtii M. C. Johnston, is restricted to Chihuahua, Mexico.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Canotia |author=Jinshuang Ma;Geoffrey A. Levin |authority=Torrey ex A. Gray in J. C. Ives |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Celastraceae |distribution=Arizona;n Mexico |reference=None |publication title=Rep. Colorado R. |publication year=1861 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V12/V12_116.xml |genus=Canotia |androecium position=hypogynous |apex architecture or shape=beaked |aril presence=absent |blade margin architecture or shape=entire |blade margin prominence=obscure |branchlet shape=terete |flower architecture or shape=symmetric |flower reproduction=bisexual |fruits capsule architecture or structure in adjective form=5-locular |fruits capsule shape=oblong |hypanthium presence=absent |inflorescence position=axillary |leaf duration=caducous |leaf shape=scale-like |nectary presence=absent |ovary architecture or structure in adjective form=5-locular |ovary placentation=axile |ovary position=superior |ovule quantity=2 |perianth position=hypogynous |petal coloration=greenish white;yellowish white |petal quantity=5 |petiole presence=absent |pistil architecture=5-carpellate |seed architecture=winged |seed quantity=1;2 |seed shape=oval;oblong |sepal fusion=distinct |sepal quantity=5 |stamen quantity=5 |staminode presence=absent |stigma quantity=5 |stipule presence=absent |style quantity=1 |whole_organism architecture=leafless |whole_organism arrangement=alternate |whole_organism growth form=plant;tree;shrub |x chromosome quantity=15 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Celastraceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Celastraceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Canotia.