Acleisanthes parvifolia

Big Bend trumpets
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Nyctaginaceae
Genus:Acleisanthes
Species: A. parvifolia
Binomial name
Acleisanthes parvifolia
(Torr.) R.A.Levin
Synonyms[1]
  • Selinocarpus diffusus var. parvifolius Torr.
  • Selinocarpus parvifolius (Torr.) Standl.

Acleisanthes parvifolia, common names littleleaf moonpod[2] and Big Bend trumpets, is a plant species native to northeastern Chihuahua and western Texas. In Texas, is known from only 4 counties: Culberson, Hudspeth, Brewster and Presidio. Some of the populations are situated inside Big Bend National Park, others within Guadalupe Mountains National Park.[3][4][5]

Acleisanthes parvifolia is a perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, sometimes a bit woody at the base. Leaves are yellow-green, up to 25 mm long. Flowers are usually solitary, yellow-green, up to 6 cm long. Fruits are up to 10 mm long, hairy.[4][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos
  2. ↑ "Selinocarpus parvifolius". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, v4 p 37.
  5. ↑ Biota of North America, Floristic Synthesis, Acleisanthes parvifolia
  6. ↑ Levin, Rachel A. 2002. Novon. 12: 62. 2002 .
  7. ↑ Emory, William Hemsley. 1859. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Botany 2(1): 168. .
  8. ↑ Standley, Paul Carpenter. 1909. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(8): 388.
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