View source for Elliottia ← Elliottia 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=Elliottia |accepted_authority=Muhlenberg ex Elliott |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sketch Bot. S. Carolina |place=1: 448. 1817 , }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Ericaceae;Ericaceae subfam. Ericoideae;Elliottia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Ericaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Ericaceae subfam. Ericoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Elliottia]]</div></div> |etymology=For Stephen Elliott, 1771–1830, American botanist and banker |volume=Volume 8 |mention_page=page 370, 372, 374, 449 |treatment_page=page 473 }}<!-- --><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="stem orientation"><b>Stems </b>erect;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="twig pubescence">twigs glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf duration;leaf arrangement;leaf arrangement"><b>Leaves </b>deciduous [persistent], alternate, sometimes seemingly whorled;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="petiole presence">petiole present;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="blade texture;margin architecture or shape">blade subcoriaceous, margins entire.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence architecture;terminal raceme architecture;terminal panicle architecture;terminal cyme architecture;flower architecture or arrangement or growth form"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal racemes, panicles, or cymes, 2–80-flowered, sometimes flowers solitary;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="perula presence">perulae absent.</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="sepal atypical quantity;sepal quantity;sepal fusion">sepals [3–] 5, ± distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="petal quantity;petal fusion;petal fusion;petal lengths;corolla duration;corolla shape">petals 4–5, distinct or connate to 1/4 their lengths, corolla deciduous, rotate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="stamen atypical quantity;stamen quantity;stamen position">stamens 8 (–10), exserted;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="anther dehiscence">anthers without awns, dehiscent laterally;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="ovary architecture or structure in adjective form">ovary 5–6-locular;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="style position">style exserted;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="stigma size;stigma architecture or shape">stigma expanded, discoid.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="fruit architecture;fruit shape;fruit shape;fruit dehiscence"><b>Fruits </b>capsular, spheroidal or oblate-spheroidal, dehiscence ± septicidal.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="seed quantity;seed shape;seed shape;seed shape;seed architecture"><b>Seeds </b>30–100, ovoid, flattened, not tailed, sometimes winged;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="">testa pitted.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties="testa relief;x chromosome quantity">x = 11.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=se;w North America;e Asia (Japan) |discussion=<p>Cladothamnus Bongard; Tripetaleia Siebold & Zuccarini</p><!-- --><p>Species 4 (2 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Although Cladothamnus, Elliottia, and Tripetaleia were long treated as distinct genera, B. A. Bohm et al. (1978) concluded that they should be merged in a single genus. This was followed by P. F. Stevens et al. (2004). The two species endemic to Japan are E. bracteata Bentham & Hooker f. and E. paniculata Bentham & Hooker f.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Shrubs, 0.5-3 m; inflorescences solitary flowers or cymes; petals pinkish to copper colored. |[[Elliottia pyroliflora|Elliottia pyroliflora]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Shrubs or trees, (2-)3-5(-12) m; inflorescences racemose or paniculate; petals white. |[[Elliottia racemosa|Elliottia racemosa]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Elliottia |author=Gordon C. Tucker |authority=Muhlenberg ex Elliott |rank=genus |parent rank=subfamily |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Ericaceae |illustrator=Barbara Alongi |illustration copyright=Flora of North America Association |distribution=se;w North America;e Asia (Japan) |reference=None |publication title=Sketch Bot. S. Carolina |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V8/V8_924.xml |subfamily=Ericaceae subfam. Ericoideae |genus=Elliottia |anther dehiscence=dehiscent |blade texture=subcoriaceous |corolla duration=deciduous |corolla shape=rotate |flower architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |flower architecture or shape=symmetric |flower reproduction=bisexual |fruit architecture=capsular |fruit dehiscence=septicidal |fruit shape=oblate-spheroidal;spheroidal |inflorescence architecture=2-80-flowered |leaf arrangement=whorled;alternate |leaf duration=deciduous |margin architecture or shape=entire |ovary architecture or structure in adjective form=5-6-locular |perula presence=absent |petal fusion=connate;distinct |petal lengths=0;1/4 |petal quantity=4;5 |petiole presence=absent |seed architecture=winged |seed quantity=30;100 |seed shape=not tailed;flattened;ovoid |sepal atypical quantity=3;5 |sepal fusion=distinct |sepal quantity=5 |stamen atypical quantity=8;10 |stamen position=exserted |stamen quantity=8 |stem orientation=erect |stigma architecture or shape=discoid |stigma size=expanded |style position=exserted |terminal cyme architecture=2-80-flowered |terminal panicle architecture=2-80-flowered |terminal raceme architecture=2-80-flowered |testa relief=pitted |twig pubescence=glabrous |whole_organism growth form=tree;shrub |x chromosome quantity=11 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Ericaceae subfam. 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