leaf blade leathery to cartilaginous, margin entire.īranchlets 2-4.5 mm in diam. Inflorescence branches racemose leaf margin punctateīranchlets 5-7 mm in diam. Inflorescence branches spicate leaf margin prominently black punctate Inflorescences racemose petiole canaliculate.īranchlets and inflorescence rachis reddish glandular papillose-puberulent, early glabrescent sepals prominently black punctate, margin glabrous, acute to obtuse petals prominently pellucid punctate-lineate, margin glandular granuloseīranchlets and inflorescence rachis tawny papillose-tomentose perianth inconspicuously pellucid punctate, margin long glandular papillose sepals acuminate. Inflorescences paniculate petiole marginate. Leaf blade dull, base obtuse or acute petiole deeply canaliculate, 4-5 mmīranchlets glandular papillose-tomentose leaf blade teeth spinose perianth leathery sepals broadly ovate, apex acute or obtuse petals involute, margin glabrousīranchlets glandular puberulent leaf blade teeth obtuse to acute perianth papery sepals narrowly ovate, apex acuminate or attenuate petals flat, margin glandular granulose Leaf blade glossy, base cordate petiole subterete, (2-)2.5-3.5(-5) mm
Leaf apex not mucronate, caudate to acuminate. Leaf blade broadly ovate or ovate, base truncate or subcordate petiole 0.5-1 mm Leaf blade oblanceolate or obovate, base cuneate petiole 5-7 mm Leaf margin sharply serrate or crenate, with spiny or acute to obtuse teeth. Inflorescences erect, racemose or paniculate. Inflorescences pendent, corymbose umbellate. Seeds subglobose, covered by membranous remnants of placenta endosperm ruminate embryo terete, transverse.Ībout 140 species: Africa, SE Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands 14 species in China. Fruit drupes, prominently punctate, 1-seeded endocarp crusty or rarely bony. Style exserted stigma discoid or capitate, sometimes slightly lobed. Pistillode reduced and style included in staminate flowers ovary globose or ovoid ovules ca.
#PELLUCID PUNCTATE FREE#
Stamens adnate to base of petals, rarely free, normally exserted in staminate flowers, reduced in pistillate ones filaments free anthers dehiscing longitudinally, connectives usually punctate abaxially. Petals free or united at base, glandular granulose inside and often along margin. Flowers 4- or 5-merous, bisexual or functionally unisexual and plants dioecious, polygamous, or monoecious. Pedicel subtended by one persistent floral bract. Inflorescences racemose, paniculate, umbellate or corymbose, bracteate at base. Leaves alternate, distichous, or pseudoverticillate. Shrubs, becoming lianous at maturity, or lianas. Etymology: Thamnosma is from the Greek for odorous shrub, while texana means of or from Texas.4. Ethnobotany: Unknown, but other species in the genus have uses. This, combined with the green, glaucous, gland-dotted foliage, linear leaves, urceolate-like but unfused flower which is a beautiful delicate purple color, and the fruit looking like two thick horns or a butterfly should lead you to this species. It is low-growing and the pungent scent is distinctive.
Notes: This can be an inconspicuous shrub, sometimes difficult to pick out except when flowering. Distribution: AZ, sw NM, TX south to c MEX. Ecology: Found on dry rocky slopes and flats from 2,000-5,000 ft (610-1524 m) flowers March-June. Fruits: Coriaceous capsule, deeply obcordate, 3-7 mm wide and about as high, sessile or on a stipe about 1 mm. Flowers: Terminal racemes, interrupted, mainly less than 5 cm, on slender pedicels 2-8 mm long sepals broadly ovate or rounded-deltoid, 1-2 mm long, sometimes retuse petals ovate to broadly elliptic, 2-3 mm wide, 3-5 mm long, greenish yellow or white, slightly suffused with purple, pellucid-punctate stamens slightly shorter than petals anthers broadly ovate, apiculate. Leaves: Filiform to linear-oblong, sessile, entire, 5-15 mm long. Duration: Perennial Nativity: Native Lifeform: Subshrub General: Low perennial forb to subshrub with many slender, erect, or ascending branches 10-50 cm tall and usually about 1 mm or less in diameter, light green, pellucid-punctate.
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