Emorya
Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 121, plate 36. 1859.
Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
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Buddleja marrubiifolia Buddleja scordioides Emorya suaveolens | Linny Heagy Linny Heagy Linny Heagy |
Shrubs; stolons absent. Stems erect, appressed-tomentulose. Leaves persistent, cauline, opposite, decussate; stipules present; petiole present; blade not fleshy, subleathery or thinner, margins sinuate-dentate. Inflorescences terminal or subterminal, thyrselike; bracts present. Pedicels present; bracteoles present. Flowers bisexual; sepals 4, calyx radially symmetric, tubular, lobes linear-subulate; petals 4, corolla yellow or greenish yellow, radially symmetric, long-tubular, 5–6 times tube diam., abaxial lobes 2, adaxial 2; stamens 4, adnate to sinus or medially in tube, equal, filaments glabrous, staminode 0; ovary 2-locular, placentation axile; stigma subglobose. Fruits capsules, narrowly ovoid, dehiscence septicidal for 1/2 their lengths, loculicidal distally. Seeds 100–150, yellowish-brown, lingulate, wings present. x = 19.
Discussion
Species 2 (1 in the flora).
Emorya rinconensis Mayfield [Buddleja rinconensis (Mayfield) J. H. Chau] is endemic to Coahuila, Mexico.
Selected References
Lower Taxa
"thinner" is not a number."-6timestubediam" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.