Difference between revisions of "Cyrilla"
Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 182. 1767.
Mant. Pl. 1: 5, 50. 1767 ,.
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| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
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 | Cliftonia Cliftonia monophylla Cyrilla Cyrilla racemiflora Pyrola Pyrola picta | Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi |
Shrubs or trees, deciduous or semievergreen, usually much-branched from base. Leaves: petiole present; blade with prominent midrib and clearly visible lateral-veins on both surfaces. Inflorescences clustered at distal ends of branchlets of previous season, produced after shoot growth of current season begins, 6–18 cm; bract persistent. Pedicels: bracteoles persistent, 2. Flowers: sepals lanceolate-ovate, apex acute to acuminate; petals ovate to ovatelanceolate, base not clawed, apex acute; stamens 5; filaments terete, somewhat expanded basally; ovary 2–3 (–4) -locular; ovules 1–3 per locule; stigma 2–3 (–4) -lobed. Fruits berrylike, unwinged, ovoid to subglobose. Seeds usually absent, sometimes 1–4.
Distribution
e, sc United States, s Mexico, West Indies, Central America, n South America
Discussion
Species 1: e, sc United States, s Mexico, West Indies, Central America, n South America.
Several species or varieties of Cyrilla have been distinguished on the basis of local variation in leaf and inflorescence size; most recent floristic treatments follow J. L. Thomas (1960) and recognize a single variable species.
Species 1
Selected References
None.