View source for Staphylea ← Staphylea 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=Staphylea |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 270. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 130. 1754 |year=1754 }} |common_names=Bladdernut;staphylier |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Staphyleaceae;Staphylea |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Staphyleaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Staphylea]]</div></div> |etymology=Abridged from Greek Staphylodendron, ancient name for the genus; Greek staphyle, cluster of grapes, alluding to disposal of flowers and fruits |volume=Volume 9 |mention_page=page 6 |treatment_page=page 7 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism growth form;whole_organism growth form"><b>Shrubs,</b> rarely trees.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem quantity"><b>Stems </b>1–10+.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf architecture"><b>Leaves </b>3 (–5) -foliolate [odd-pinnate];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="stipule arrangement or course or shape;stipule texture">stipules linear, papery;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="terminal leaflet architecture;lateral architecture;lateral architecture">terminal leaflets long-petiolulate, laterals short-petiolulate or sessile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="leaflet blade shape;base shape;base shape;base shape;base shape;base shape;base position;base architecture or shape;apex shape;apex pubescence;apex pubescence">leaflet blades ovate to elliptic or obovate, base oblique, rounded, or cuneate, lateral ± asymmetric, apex ± acuminate to apiculate, glabrous or sparsely villous, densely when young;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="hair architecture">hairs unicellular.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="thyrse architecture;thyrse architecture;thyrse architecture"><b>Thyrses </b>5–15 [–25+] -flowered, on 2d-year wood, pedunculate, bracteate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="pedicel architecture;point shape"><b>Pedicels </b>basally 2-bracteolate, with swollen point of disarticulation mid length.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="leaf shape;leaf shape"><b>Flowers </b>appearing before or with leaves, campanulate or cylindro-campanulate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="sepal coloration;sepal architecture;sepal variability;sepal height or length or size">sepals white or pale greenish pink to pale-pink, petaloid, equal to or shorter than petals;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="petal coloration">petals white [pink];</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="stamen position;stamen variability;stamen length or size">stamens ± exserted, equal to or longer than petals;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="pistil architecture;stigma shape">pistils short-stalked, stigmas (2–) 3 (–4) -lobed.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="capsule coloration;capsule shape;capsule shape;capsule shape;capsule texture"><b>Capsules </b>brownish, ellipsoid or obovoid, trigonous, papery;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="carpel fusion">carpels becoming distinct distally;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="sepal duration">sepals persistent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="style duration">styles ± persistent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties=""><b>Seeds </b>light-brown, ± spheric.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties="seed coloration;seed shape;x chromosome quantity">x = 13.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;Mexico;Eurasia |discussion=<p>Species 10 (2 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Staphylea species are cultivated as garden ornamentals.</p><!-- --><p>The two North American species of Staphylea differ in their floral biology: the flowers of S. trifolia are pinkish green (sepals) and campanulate with barely exserted stamens and styles; those of S. bolanderi are white and more tubular (cylindro-campanulate) with well-exserted stamens and styles. These differences appear to correlate with pollinators available in the eastern deciduous forest and in California, respectively.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaves abaxially ± villous; flowers campanulate; sepals pale greenish, greenish pink to pale pink to whitish; stamen filaments equal to or slightly longer than petals; filaments (basally) and pistils villous; capsules obovoid; e North America. |[[Staphylea trifolia|Staphylea trifolia]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Leaves glabrous; flowers cylindro-campanulate; sepals white; stamen filaments longer than petals; filaments and pistils glabrous; capsules ellipsoid; California. |[[Staphylea bolanderi|Staphylea bolanderi]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Staphylea |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Staphyleaceae |distribution=North America;Mexico;Eurasia |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V9/V9_7.xml |genus=Staphylea |apex pubescence=villous;glabrous |apex shape=less acuminate;apiculate |base architecture or shape=asymmetric |base position=lateral |base shape=cuneate;rounded;cuneate;rounded;oblique |capsule coloration=brownish |capsule shape=trigonous;obovoid;ellipsoid |capsule texture=papery |carpel fusion=distinct |hair architecture=unicellular |lateral architecture=sessile;short-petiolulate |leaf architecture=3(-5)-foliolate |leaf shape=cylindro-campanulate;campanulate |leaflet blade shape=ovate;elliptic or obovate |pedicel architecture=2-bracteolate |petal coloration=white |pistil architecture=short-stalked |point shape=swollen |seed coloration=light-brown |seed shape=spheric |sepal architecture=petaloid |sepal coloration=pale greenish pink;pale-pink |sepal duration=persistent |sepal height or length or size=shorter |sepal variability=equal |stamen length or size=longer |stamen position=exserted |stamen variability=equal |stem quantity=1;10 |stigma shape=(2-)3(-4)-lobed |stipule arrangement or course or shape=linear |stipule texture=papery |style duration=persistent |terminal leaflet architecture=long-petiolulate |thyrse architecture=bracteate;pedunculate;5-15[-25+]-flowered |whole_organism growth form=tree;shrub |x chromosome quantity=13 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Staphyleaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Staphyleaceae (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 Staphylea.