View source for Koeberlinia spinosa

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|accepted_name=Koeberlinia spinosa
|accepted_authority=Zuccarini
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Flora
|place=15(2, Beibl.): 74. 1832
|year=1832
}}
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Koeberliniaceae;Koeberlinia;Koeberlinia spinosa
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Koeberliniaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Koeberlinia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Koeberlinia spinosa]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 7
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 185
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism orientation;whole_organism shape;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form"><b>Plants </b>0.5–10 m, spreading, globose, compact to somewhat open.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem shape;twig coloration;twig architecture;twig some measurement"><b>Stems </b>± terete, green twigs thorn-tipped, 25–70 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf length;leaf width"><b>Leaves </b>0.2–1.5 × 0.5 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="inflorescence some measurement"><b>Inflorescences </b>3–15 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="pedicel some measurement"><b>Pedicels </b>3–6 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="sepal coloration;sepal shape;sepal some measurement;sepal pubescence"><b>Flowers:</b> sepals greenish white, ovate-deltate, 1–2 mm, glabrous;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="petal coloration;petal coloration;petal shape;petal shape;petal length;petal width">petals greenish white or cream, obovate or oblanceolate, 3–4.8 × 0.8–1.4 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="filament coloration;filament some measurement;filament prominence or shape">filaments brownish, 2.8–4 mm, flat;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="anther some measurement;anther course">anthers 0.8–1 mm, slightly curved;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="gynophore some measurement">gynophore (stipe) 0.3–0.8 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="ovary shape;ovary some measurement">ovary ovoid, 1–1.2 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="style some measurement">style 0.4–1.4 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="fruit some measurement;fruit shape;style duration"><b>Fruits </b>ca. 5 mm, mucronate from persistent style.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="seed some measurement;2n chromosome quantity;2n chromosome quantity"><b>Seeds </b>3–3.5 mm. <b>2n</b> = 44, 88.</span><!--

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|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;N.Mex.;Tex.;n Mexico
|discussion=<p>Varieties 3 (3 in the flora).</p><!--
--><p>Infraspecific variation has long been noted in the genus. W. C. Holmes et al. (2008) recognized three largely allopatric varieties.</p>
|tables=
|references=
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==Key==
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{| class="wikitable fna-keytable"
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Stipes 0.3-0.5 mm; styles 0.4-0.7 mm; mature thorns less than 15 times longer than base width.
|[[Koeberlinia spinosa var. wivaggii|Koeberlinia spinosa var. wivaggii]]
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Stipes 0.4-0.8 mm; styles 0.8-1.4 mm; mature thorns 20+ times longer than base width
|[[#key-0-2| > 2]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Plants less than 0.5-2.5 m; young thorns glabrous or finely puberulent; petals 3-4 mm.
|[[Koeberlinia spinosa var. spinosa|Koeberlinia spinosa var. spinosa]]
|-id=key-0-2
|2
|Plants 1-10 m; young thorns densely puberulent; petals 4-4.8 mm.
|[[Koeberlinia spinosa var. tenuispina|Koeberlinia spinosa var. tenuispina]]
|}
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Koeberlinia spinosa
|authority=Zuccarini
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Koeberliniaceae
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;N.Mex.;Tex.;n Mexico
|reference=None
|publication title=Flora
|publication year=1832
|special status=Illustrated
|source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V7/V7_235.xml
|genus=Koeberlinia
|species=Koeberlinia spinosa
|2n chromosome quantity=88;44
|anther course=curved
|anther some measurement=0.8mm;1mm
|filament coloration=brownish
|filament prominence or shape=flat
|filament some measurement=2.8mm;4mm
|fruit shape=mucronate
|fruit some measurement=5
|gynophore some measurement=0.3mm;0.8mm
|inflorescence some measurement=3mm;15mm
|leaf length=0.2mm;1.5mm
|leaf width=0.5
|ovary shape=ovoid
|ovary some measurement=1mm;1.2mm
|pedicel some measurement=3mm;6mm
|petal coloration=cream;greenish white
|petal length=3mm;4.8mm
|petal shape=oblanceolate;obovate
|petal width=0.8mm;1.4mm
|seed some measurement=3mm;3.5mm
|sepal coloration=greenish white
|sepal pubescence=glabrous
|sepal shape=ovate-deltate
|sepal some measurement=1mm;2mm
|stem shape=terete
|style duration=persistent
|style some measurement=0.4mm;1.4mm
|twig architecture=thorn-tipped
|twig coloration=green
|twig some measurement=25cm;70cm
|whole_organism architecture=open;compact to somewhat
|whole_organism growth form=plant
|whole_organism orientation=spreading
|whole_organism shape=globose
|whole_organism some measurement=0.5m;10m
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