Condalia hookeri

M. C. Johnston

Brittonia 14: 362. 1962.

Common names: Brazilian bluewood
Illustrated
Basionym: Condalia obovata Hooker Icon. Pl. 3: plate 287. 1840
Synonyms: C. hookeri var. edwardsiana (Cory) M. C. Johnston C. obovata var. edwardsiana Cory
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 63. Mentioned on page 62, 64.

Shrubs or small trees, (1–) 2–3.5 (–6) m; primary branches not thorn-tipped, secondary branches thorn-tipped, with short-shoots and few thorn-tipped tertiary branches, glabrous or densely hispidulous; internodes 2–5 (–11) mm. Leaves: petiole 3–10 mm; blade obovate to elliptic, (10–) 15–20 (–31) × (5–) 9–12 (–19) mm, herbaceous, margins entire or distally few-toothed, not revolute, apex on a single plant consistently rounded to truncate-emarginate, surfaces glabrous or occasionally hispidulous; venation flush and inconspicuous abaxially. Inflorescences on short-shoots, 1–3-flowered. Pedicels 0.8 mm. Flowers: petals 0. Drupes globose, 5–6 mm; stones 1–2-seeded.


Phenology: Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul(–Oct).
Habitat: Limestone slopes, sandstone bluffs, sandy clay, clay dunes, shell ridges, thorn scrub, juniper woodlands, riparian woods.
Elevation: 10–400 m.

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (Tamaulipas)

Discussion

Condalia hookeri var. edwardsiana was noted by M. C. Johnston (1962) to be known only from a single thicket at the type locality in Edwards County, Texas; it was described as differing from the typical variety in its leaf blades being 2.5–3 times longer than wide (versus 1–2.5 times longer than wide). This morph has never been relocated despite repeated searching and appears to represent a populational variant. In the flora area, C. hookeri is widespread in central and southern Texas.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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perigynous +  and epigynous +
Guy L. Nesom +
M. C. Johnston +
Condalia obovata +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.1 cm31 mm <br />0.031 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
not gland-dotted +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
3[-5]-veined +  and pinnate +
spinulose +, spinose +, serrate +  and entire +
denticulate +, dentate +, crenulate +, crenate +  and serrulate +
obovate;elliptic +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Brazilian bluewood +
Tex. +, Mexico (Nuevo León) +  and Mexico (Tamaulipas) +
globose +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
10–400 m. +
Limestone slopes, sandstone bluffs, sandy clay, clay dunes, shell ridges, thorn scrub, juniper woodlands, riparian woods. +
free +  and adnate +
hemispheric +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
deciduous +
inconspicuous +  and flush +
few-toothed;entire +
intrastaminal +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
not fleshy +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
adnate +  and distinct +
4 +  and 5 +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul(–Oct). +
2-4-carpellate +
consistently rounded;truncate-emarginate +
hispidulous +  and glabrous +
yellowish +  and greenish +
distinct +
keeled;deltate +
Illustrated +
indehiscent +
hispidulous +  and glabrous +
C. hookeri var. edwardsiana +  and C. obovata var. edwardsiana +
Condalia hookeri +
Condalia +
species +
unarmed +  and armed +
350 cm3,500 mm <br />3.5 m <br /> (600 cm6,000 mm <br />6 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and evergreen +
tree +  and shrub +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +