View source for Comptonia ← Comptonia 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=Comptonia |accepted_authority=L'Héritier ex Aiton |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Hort. Kew. |place=3: 334. 1789 |year=1789 }} |common_names=Sweet-fern;comptonie |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Myricaceae;Comptonia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Myricaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Comptonia]]</div></div> |etymology=for Henry Compton, amateur horticulturist and Bishop of London |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism odor;whole_organism growth form"><b>Shrubs,</b> fragrant.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="branch orientation;branch shape;branch pubescence;branch architecture or function or pubescence"><b>Branches </b>spreading-ascending, terete, pubescent to glabate, glandular when young.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf duration;leaf duration;leaf shape"><b>Leaves </b>mostly deciduous, occasionally persistent, ± deeply pinnatifid;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="stipule presence;stipule duration;stipule duration">stipules present, deciduous or ± persistent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="leaf-blade shape;leaf-blade texture;leaf-blade pubescence;leaf-blade pubescence;leaf-blade architecture or function or pubescence;lobe quantity;lobe shape"><b>Leaf-</b>blade linear-lanceolate, with 2-10 rounded to pointed lobes, membranous, glabrous or densely pubescent and glandular.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties=""><b>Inflorescences </b>cylindric;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence shape;inflorescence architecture;leaf course;leaf architecture;leaf shape">staminate eventually flexuous, pistillate globose-ovoid at maturity, appearing before leaves;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="bract shape;bract shape;bract pubescence;bract pubescence">bracts ovate or cordate, glabrous or variously pubescent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="flower reproduction;flower architecture;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>unisexual, staminate and pistillate usually on different plants, occasionally on same plants.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="flower architecture;stamen quantity;stamen height or length or size;filament fusion;filament fusion"><b>Staminate </b>flowers: stamens 3-8, shorter than subtending bract, filaments free or slightly fused.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="flower architecture;bract duration;bracteole duration;bracteole shape;bracteole size;bracteole development;bracteole quantity"><b>Pistillate </b>flowers: ovary subtended by persistent bract and 2 linear-subulate bracteoles at anthesis, bracteoles accrescent and developing 4-8 tertiary bracteoles (= scales of other authors), these longer than and concealing fruit;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="flower architecture;style quantity;style shape">styles 2, elongate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties=""><b>Fruits </b>oblong-ovoid, smooth (without protuberances), waxless.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="fruit shape;fruit architecture or pubescence or relief;fruit coating;x chromosome quantity">x = 8.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America |discussion=<p>Species 1 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Comptonia |authority=L'Héritier ex Aiton |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Myricaceae |distribution=North America |reference=None |publication title=Hort. Kew. |publication year=1789 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V3/V3_801.xml |genus=Comptonia |bract duration=persistent |bract pubescence=pubescent;glabrous |bract shape=cordate;ovate |bracteole development=developing |bracteole duration=persistent |bracteole quantity=4;8 |bracteole shape=linear-subulate |bracteole size=accrescent |branch architecture or function or pubescence=glandular |branch orientation=spreading-ascending |branch pubescence=pubescent |branch shape=terete |filament fusion=fused;free |flower architecture=pistillate;pistillate;staminate;pistillate;staminate |flower reproduction=unisexual |fruit architecture or pubescence or relief=smooth |fruit coating=waxless |fruit shape=oblong-ovoid |inflorescence architecture=staminate |inflorescence shape=cylindric |leaf architecture=pistillate |leaf course=flexuous |leaf duration=persistent;deciduous |leaf shape=globose-ovoid;pinnatifid |leaf-blade architecture or function or pubescence=glandular |leaf-blade pubescence=pubescent;glabrous |leaf-blade shape=linear-lanceolate |leaf-blade texture=membranous |lobe quantity=2;10 |lobe shape=rounded;pointed |stamen height or length or size=shorter |stamen quantity=3;8 |stipule duration=persistent;deciduous |stipule presence=absent |style quantity=2 |style shape=elongate |whole_organism growth form=shrub |whole_organism odor=fragrant |x chromosome quantity=8 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Myricaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Myricaceae (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 Comptonia.