Taxon Details: Agarista mexicana (Hemsl.) Judd
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Family:
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Ericaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:
Agarista mexicana (Hemsl.) Judd
Agarista mexicana (Hemsl.) Judd
Primary Citation:
J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 495. 1979
J. Arnold Arbor. 60: 495. 1979
Accepted Name:
This name is currently accepted.
This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:
cachimbo
cachimbo
Description:
Description: Shrub or tree to 8(-11) m tall, with thick, corky, deeply furrowed bark; twigs very sparsely to densely pubescent, with nonchambered to clearly chambered pith; buds to ca. 1.5 mm long, leaves revolute. Leaves rarely subopposite or nearly 3-whorled at some nodes; coriaceous, ovate, 2-7.5(-9) x 0.8-2.5(-3.2) cm, base narrowly cuneate to rounded, apex acuminate, margin entire (slightly sinuous), plane to very slightly revolute near base, adaxial surface glabrous to densely pubescent on midvein (with few unicellular hairs on basal portion of lamina), abaxial surface essentially glabrous to densely pubescent on midvein, otherwise glabrous to densely pubescent, with few to several inconspicuous glandular dots along midvein; petiole 2-12.5 mm long. Inflorescences (fascicle-like) axillary racemes to 0.5-2.5(-4) cm long; rachis sparsely to densely pubescent; pedicels 2-8 mm long, very sparsely to densely pubescent; bracteoles 2, alternate to opposite, from nearly basal to within lower 1/3 (to midpoint) of pedicel, triangular to narrowly so, to ca. 0.9 mm long; floral bracts to 1 mm long. Flowers with triangular calyx lobes, with acuminate apices, 0.9-1.8 x 0.5-2 mm, abaxial surface very sparsely to densely pubescent; corolla cylindrical, white, 6-9.5 x 2.5-5 mm, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, especially near apex; filaments 4.5-6 mm long; anthers 1-1.8 mm long; ovary very sparsely to densely pubescent. Capsules subglobose to short-ovoid, 3-4.5(-5) x 5-7 mm, placentae subapical; seeds 1.5-2.7 mm long.
Distribution: Mountainous areas of Mexico and Central America, from Veracruz and Jalisco south to Honduras and El Salvador.
Local names: Honduras: cachimbo (see Standley & Williams, 1952); Mexico: quemanote, pellejo de lagarto, nacahuite.
Description: Shrub or tree to 8(-11) m tall, with thick, corky, deeply furrowed bark; twigs very sparsely to densely pubescent, with nonchambered to clearly chambered pith; buds to ca. 1.5 mm long, leaves revolute. Leaves rarely subopposite or nearly 3-whorled at some nodes; coriaceous, ovate, 2-7.5(-9) x 0.8-2.5(-3.2) cm, base narrowly cuneate to rounded, apex acuminate, margin entire (slightly sinuous), plane to very slightly revolute near base, adaxial surface glabrous to densely pubescent on midvein (with few unicellular hairs on basal portion of lamina), abaxial surface essentially glabrous to densely pubescent on midvein, otherwise glabrous to densely pubescent, with few to several inconspicuous glandular dots along midvein; petiole 2-12.5 mm long. Inflorescences (fascicle-like) axillary racemes to 0.5-2.5(-4) cm long; rachis sparsely to densely pubescent; pedicels 2-8 mm long, very sparsely to densely pubescent; bracteoles 2, alternate to opposite, from nearly basal to within lower 1/3 (to midpoint) of pedicel, triangular to narrowly so, to ca. 0.9 mm long; floral bracts to 1 mm long. Flowers with triangular calyx lobes, with acuminate apices, 0.9-1.8 x 0.5-2 mm, abaxial surface very sparsely to densely pubescent; corolla cylindrical, white, 6-9.5 x 2.5-5 mm, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, especially near apex; filaments 4.5-6 mm long; anthers 1-1.8 mm long; ovary very sparsely to densely pubescent. Capsules subglobose to short-ovoid, 3-4.5(-5) x 5-7 mm, placentae subapical; seeds 1.5-2.7 mm long.
Distribution: Mountainous areas of Mexico and Central America, from Veracruz and Jalisco south to Honduras and El Salvador.
Local names: Honduras: cachimbo (see Standley & Williams, 1952); Mexico: quemanote, pellejo de lagarto, nacahuite.
Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):
Agarista mexicana (Hemsl.) Judd: [Article] Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560.
Agarista mexicana (Hemsl.) Judd: [Article] Luteyn, James L., et al. 1995. Ericaceae, Part II. The Superior-Ovaried Genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae P.P.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66: 560.