Melanthera angustifolia

A. Richard in R. de la Sagra

in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, 11: 54. 1850.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 125. Mentioned on page 123.
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Plants 30–90 cm. Stems weakly erect, strigose. Leaf-blades usually linear to narrowly oblanceolate, rarely narrowly ovate-elliptic, 3–8 × 0.5–1.5 cm, bases cuneate, margins irregularly serrate, faces sparsely strigose. Heads borne singly. Peduncles 9–20 cm, glabrescent. Involucres 6–12 mm diam. Phyllaries ovate, 4–5 × 2–3 mm. Paleae 4–5 × 1 mm, apical mucros 0.5–1 mm, straight to slightly recurved. Florets 30–40; corollas 5.5 mm; anther sacs 2 mm. Cypselae 2.5 × 1.5 mm. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Flowering Jan–Mar (perhaps year-round).
Habitat: Moist to dry, lightly shaded pine flatwoods
Elevation: 0–10+ m

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico (Yucatan), West Indies (Cuba), Central America

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broader" is not a number.

... more about "Melanthera angustifolia"
not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
connate +  and distinct +
subequal +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
usually deltate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
James C. Parks† +
A. Richard in R. de la Sagra +
barbellulate +
2 +  and 12 +
coroniform +
cuneate +
compound +  and simple +
deltate;3-lobed +
winged;ribbed;winged;ribbed +
tuberculate +  and rugose +
5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> (?) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
hairy +  and glabrous +
compressed +, (3-)4-angled +  and obpyramidal +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Fla. +, Mexico (Yucatan) +, West Indies (Cuba) +  and Central America +
0–10+ m +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Moist to dry, lightly shaded pine flatwoods +
indeterminate +
homogamous +  and heterogamous +
each +  and sessile +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
hemispheric +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
ovate-elliptic;usually linear;narrowly oblanceolate +
0.5cm;1.5cm +
sessile +  and petiolate +
deltate +
serrate +  and crenate +
2-carpellate +
4mm +  and 5mm +
persistent +
9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Flowering Jan–Mar (perhaps year-round). +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
8 +  and 16 +
unequal +  and subequal +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, +
neuter +, styliferous +  and pistillate +
sterile +  and fertile +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex or convex-hemispheric +
exalbuminous +
scandent +  and sprawling +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +  and glabrous +
papillate +
Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Enceliinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Engelmanniinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Spilanthinae +, Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Verbesininae +  and Undefined (tribe Undefined) subtribe Zinniinae +
Melanthera angustifolia +
Melanthera +
species +
cylindric +
cylindric +
shorter to longer than campanulate +
toothed +  and entire +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (220 cm2,200 mm <br />2.2 m <br />) +
200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br /> (400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br />) +