Pavonia cryptica Krapov. & Cristóbal

  • Authority

    Fryxell, Paul A. 1999. Cavanilles (Malvaceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 76: 1-284. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pavonia cryptica Krapov. & Cristóbal

  • Type

    Type. Argentina. Corrientes: Dept. Ituzaingó, Las Casuarinas Creek, Pierotti 6193 (holotype, LIL-n.v.).

  • Description

    Species Description - Shrubs 0.5 m tall, the stems minutely stellate-pubescent and with some glandular hairs. Leaf blades ovate-oblong, mostly 1-2.5(-5) x 8-15(-20) mm, basally hastate-cordate, coarsely serrate, acute to obtuse, discolorous, basally 3-nerved, minutely stellate-pubescent above, canescent beneath; petioles 5-14 mm long; stipules subulate, 2-3 mm long. Flowers solitary in the upper leaf axils, the pedicels 1-2 cm long, slender; involucellar bracts 5, ovate, 5-8 x 2-4 mm (constricted at base), sometimes spreading or reflexed, the margins revolute; calyx 8-9 mm long, densely pubescent, sometimes with glandular hairs; corolla 1-2 cm long, pale lavender (to almost white) with a purplish center and veins. Fruits 7-8 mm diam., minutely pubescent; mericarps 4-5 mm tall, carinate, reticulate-rugose or with 3 or 4 prominent excrescences on each side.

  • Discussion

    Illustrations. Krapovickas & Cristóbal (1962: figs. 1C, 7).

  • Distribution

    From Uruguay, Argentina (Córdoba, Corrientes), and Bolivia. The type locality is at 27°38'S, 38'S, 56º40'W

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