View source for Itea ← Itea 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=Itea |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 199. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 92. 1754 , }} |common_names=Sweetspire |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Iteaceae;Itea |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Iteaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Itea]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek itea, willow, alluding to willowlike leaves |volume=Volume 8 |mention_page=page 8, 44 |treatment_page=page 6 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism growth form"><b>Shrubs </b>without bristles and spines.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stipule size;stipule shape"><b>Leaves:</b> stipules minute, subulate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="blade shape;blade shape;surface pubescence;surface pubescence;surface pubescence;surface architecture">blade elliptic or obovate, surfaces glabrous or glabrate abaxially, glabrous adaxially, pinnately veined.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="bract duration"><b>Inflorescences:</b> bracts subtending pedicels caducous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="hypanthium shape"><b>Flowers:</b> hypanthium cupshaped;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="sepal coloration">sepals green;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="petal coloration">petals white;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="style fusion;style architecture;fruit life cycle;fruit fusion">styles connate and grooved at anthesis, distinct in fruit.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties=""><b>Capsules </b>2-locular, longitudinally 2-grooved.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="capsule architecture or structure in adjective form;capsule architecture;x chromosome quantity">x = 11.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=c;e United States;e Asia;Africa |discussion=<p>Species 29 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Itea |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Iteaceae |distribution=c;e United States;e Asia;Africa |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753; |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V8/V8_6.xml |genus=Itea |blade shape=obovate;elliptic |bract duration=caducous |capsule architecture=2-grooved |capsule architecture or structure in adjective form=2-locular |fruit fusion=distinct |fruit life cycle=anthesis |hypanthium shape=cup-shaped |petal coloration=white |sepal coloration=green |stipule shape=subulate |stipule size=minute |style architecture=grooved |style fusion=connate |surface architecture=veined |surface pubescence=glabrous;glabrate;glabrous |whole_organism growth form=shrub |x chromosome quantity=11 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Iteaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Iteaceae (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 Itea.