Cyrilla racemiflora L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Cyrillaceae

• Scientific Name

  Cyrilla racemiflora L.

• Description

  Species Description - Shrub or small tree to 10(–20) m; lvs leathery, persistent through much of the winter, oblanceolate to obovate, 5–10 cm, the petiole 5–8 mm; racemes several, borne just below the leafy branches of the season, spreading, slender, 6–15 cm, floriferous to the base; bracts subulate, equaling or longer than the pedicels; pet white, oblanceolate, 3 mm, slightly surpassing the stamens; fr gray, round-ovoid to depressed-globose, 2–3 mm, excluding the persistent short, 2–3-lobed style; 2n=40. Swamps and wet woods on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Tex., s. into n. S. Amer. June.

• Common Names

  leatherwood, ti-ti