Waltheria bahamensis Britton
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Malvaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Branched from the base, stellate-puberulent, the branches 6 dm. long or less. Leaves oblong to ovate-oblong, 1-2 cm. long, sharply dentate, strongly veined, dark-green above, pale green beneath, stellate-pubescent on both surfaces, obtuse at both ends, or the base subeordate, the slender petioles half as long as the blades or less; flower-clusters sessile or nearly so in the axils, dense, less than 1 cm. broad; bractlets sharply toothed; petals thin, spatulate, 3-5 mm. long, obtuse or slightly notched; filaments united into a tube.
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Distribution
Sandy and rocky fields, scrub-lands and pine-lands, Abaco, Great Bahama, Great Harbor Cay, Little Harbor Cay, Andros, New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Rum Cay and Great Guana Cay. Endemic. Bahama Waltheria.
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