Maytenus phyllanthoides var. ovalifolia

Loesener

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 291. 1910.

Synonyms: Maytenus texana Lundell Tricerma texanum (Lundell) Lundell
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Shrubs 0.2–2 m. Stems decumbent to prostrate. Leaves: petiole 1–3 mm; blade oblongelliptic to elliptic-obovate, 1.5–4 (–6) × 1–2 (–3.5) cm, base rounded, margins entire or remotely serrulate, apex obtuse to rounded, sometimes mucronate.


Phenology: Flowering early spring–summer; fruiting summer–winter.
Habitat: Coastal prairies, marshes, clay or sand-clay mounds, often saline sites.
Elevation: 1–10 m.

Discussion

In the flora area, var. ovalifolia occurs along the Gulf coast of Texas from Cameron to Nueces counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
mucronate;obtuse;rounded +
bright red +
Jinshuang Ma +  and Geoffrey A. Levin +
Loesener +
rounded +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
1-veined +, palmate +  and pinnate +
pinnate +, serrate +  and entire +
oblongelliptic;elliptic-obovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
spreading +  and erect +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Tex. +  and Mexico (Tamaulipas) +
1–10 m. +
pistillate +  and staminate +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
2-4-angled +  and obovoid +
Coastal prairies, marshes, clay or sand-clay mounds, often saline sites. +
adnate +  and free +
axillary +  and terminal +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
persistent +
serrulate +  and entire +
intrastaminal +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
1 +  and 2 +
greenish white +  and white +
distinct +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Flowering early spring–summer +  and fruiting summer–winter. +
2-4-carpellate +
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. +
ellipsoid +
distinct +
rounded +
Illustrated +
free-inserted +
not gland-tipped +
erect +  and spreading +
2 +  and 4 +
Maytenus texana +  and Tricerma texanum +
Maytenus phyllanthoides var. ovalifolia +
Maytenus phyllanthoides +
variety +
evergreen +, deciduous +, perennial +  and annual +
polygamomonoecious +