Pavonia schiedeana Steud.

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pavonia schiedeana Steud.

  • Type

    Type. Mexico. Veracruz: Near Hacienda de la Laguna, Schiede s.n. (lectotype, here designated, GOET; isotypes, B as photo F-9467, BM as photo CTES, P as photo CTES, U).

  • Synonyms

    Pavonia lappacea Casar., Hibiscus umbellatus Sessé & Moc., Pavonia silvatica Diels, Pavonia fruticosa var. angustiloba Stehlé, Pavonia rosea var. rigida R.E.Fr., Pavonia umbrosa R.E.Fr., Typhalea umbrosa (R.E.Fr.) H.C.Monteiro, Pavonia rosea Schltdl., Malache rosea (Schltdl.) Kuntze

  • Description

    Species Description - Subshrubs or shrubs to 2 m tall (to 4 m in Wedel 149), the stems minutely stellate-pubescent. Leaf blades mostly 6-21 x 2-10 cm, elliptic, oblong, or obovate, truncate, crenate-dentate (the margins often ciliate), acute, slightly discolorous, minutely stellate-pubescent; petioles Va the length of the blades or less; stipules 5-9 mm long, subulate. Peduncles axillary, sometimes exceeding the subtending leaves, bearing a dense headlike inflorescence that is actually a condensed raceme; pedicels up to 12 mm long but usually much shorter; involucellar bracts ca. 8, linear, 4-6 mm long, basally gamophyllous; calyx 4-5 mm long; corolla 6-9 mm long, pink; androecium subequal to petals. Fruits 6-8 mm diam.; mericarp body 5 mm high, smooth, each mericarp with 3 retrorsely barbed spines 2.5-5 mm long.

  • Discussion

    Illustrations. Dodson & Gentry (1978: pl. 93D, as P. rosea); Fries (1947: pl. 3, fig. 1); Fryxell (1979: figs. 2E, 3A); Gürke (1892b: pl. 87, fig. 2, as P. rosea); Robyns (1965: fig. 6G, as P. rosea).

    Pavonia schiedeana is distinguished from other species of this section by its smaller flowers and fruits

  • Common Names

    cadillo, chicojoos, conger watchman, cuayó, diente de chucho, guisato tres puyas, jinuqui, mosote, mozote, mozote de caballo, mozote de perro, mozotillo, oreja de coche , oreja de conejo, pega pega, sak’al zak, ts’ik’i uxum, txikim txikam

  • Distribution

    Widely distributed from central Mexico and the West Indies to Brazil and Bolivia. It grows in shaded forests and also in disturbed habitats. The type locality for Pavonia umbrosa is at 16°22'S, 67°45'W.

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