Crossopetalum rhacoma
Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 321. 1766.
Common names: Rhacoma
Basionym: Rhacoma crossopetalum Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 896, 1361. 1759
Synonyms: Myginda rhacoma (Crantz) Swartz
Shrubs or trees 3–4 m. Stems erect, branched; branchlets glabrous. Leaf-blades ovate or sometimes elliptic, 10–40 × 5–7 mm, margins shallowly crenate or entire. Inflorescences: peduncle 7–12 mm. Flowers: petals reddish or purplish, ovate to suborbiculate, 1 mm. Drupes obovoid, 5–6 × 2–3 mm.
Phenology: Flowering year-round; fruiting year-round.
Habitat: Pinelands, hammocks, sand dunes.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Distribution
Fla., s Mexico, West Indies
Discussion
In the flora area, Crossopetalum rhacoma occurs in Miami-Dade, Monroe (Keys only), and Sarasota counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hypogynous +
dehiscing +
not beaked +
absent +
obscure +
glabrous +
terete +
Rhacoma +
nutlike +
obovoid +
symmetric +
bisexual +
loculicidal +
subglobose;obovoid +
absent +
axillary +
elliptic +
ovate +
5mm;7mm +
simple +
fascicled +
persistent +
intrastaminal +
absent +
rudimentary +
annular +
fleshy +
adnate +
axile +
superior +
immersed +
0;1/2 +
anatropous +
hypogynous +
distinct +
absent +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
4-carpellate +
Inst. Rei Herb. +
1766 +
not winged +
obovoid +
distinct +
longitudinal +
free-inserted +
absent +
branched +
erect +
absent +
connate +
absent +
Crossopetalum rhacoma +
Crossopetalum +
species +
fascicles +