Characteristics
Dicots
Conocarpus erectus L.
BUTTONWOOD
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The petiolar glands of this species were described as nectar-secreting extrafloral nectaries (Díaz-Castelazo et al. 2005). The silvery pubescent form is sometimes recognized as C. erectus var. sericeus, although, as noted by Semple (1970) "The existence of a full continuum of intermediate forms between the glabrous and pubescent extremes even on the same branch dictates that varietal status for the extremes is unwarranted."
Native
FACW (NWPL)
FACW (DEP)
Classification
Citation
CONOCARPUS ERECTUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 176. 1753.
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JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica t. 161(2). 1703). Lectotypified by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins 66. 1983.
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