Echeandia chandleri

(Greenman & C. H. Thompson) M. C. Johnston

Vasc. Pl. Texas ed. 2, 18. 1990.

Common names: Lila de los llanos
Basionym: Anthericum chandleri Greenman & C. H. Thompson Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 1: 405. 1914
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 216. Mentioned on page 215.

Storage roots enlarged 2–8 cm from corms, 2–5 cm, or thickened throughout. Leaves: basal (2–) 5–12, 15–50 cm × 4–12 (–16) mm, blade narrowly linear to narrowly elliptic, margins entire, often short-ciliate; cauline 1–5, 6.5–27 cm, blade long-acuminate, the proximal usually exceeding next node. Inflorescence 1, 0–4-branched, 18–76 cm, glabrous or scabrescent. Flowers facing outward or somewhat declinate; tepals elliptic, 10–20 mm, outer 2.5–4.5 mm wide, inner 4.5–8 mm wide; filaments inserted in covered pits, narrowly cylindric, (4–) 5–9.5 mm; anthers distinct, usually not versatile, usually twisted and/or reflexed, thus appearing versatile, 2–3 mm; ovary 2–5 mm. Capsules broadly oblong to oblong, 8–14 × 5–7 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Apr, May, Aug–Dec.
Habitat: Coastal plains, piedmont
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (San Luis Potosí), Mexico (Tamaulipas)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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cordate +  and linear +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
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(Greenman & C. H. Thompson) M. C. Johnston +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
dorsifixed +
distinct +
dilated +
Anthericum chandleri +
reticulate-veined +  and parallel-veined +
elliptic +  and linear to narrowly +
long-acuminate +
sheathing +  and involucrate +
1;several +
tunicate +  and scaly +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
broadly oblong +  and oblong +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br /> (27 cm270 mm <br />0.27 m <br />) +
Lila de los llanos +
Tex. +, Mexico (San Luis Potosí) +  and Mexico (Tamaulipas) +
0–1000 m +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
cylindric +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.95 cm9.5 mm <br />0.0095 m <br />) +
pseudohermaphroditic-staminate +
loculicidal +
membranaceous +  and leathery +
Coastal plains, piedmont +
paniculate +  and racemose +
scabrescent +  and glabrous +
18 cm180 mm <br />0.18 m <br /> (76 cm760 mm <br />0.76 m <br />) +
4.5mm +  and 8mm +
persistent +
cauline +  and basal +
2.5mm;4.5mm +
ellipsoid +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
many;several +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
Flowering Apr, May, Aug–Dec. +
Vasc. Pl. Texas ed. +
wind-distributed +
1 +  and many +
compressed +
adnate +  and free +
staminodial +
1 +  and several +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Echeandia chandleri +
Echeandia +
species +
distinct +
strongly reflexed +  and spreading +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
sepaloid +  and petaloid +
narrower +
3 +  and 2 +