Cephalanthus salicifolius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalanthus |
| Species: | C. salicifolius
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Cephalanthus salicifolius is a species of
southernmost stretch of the Rio Grande in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties of Texas[8] through much of Mexico from Coahuila to Oaxaca; a disjunct population exists in Honduras.[9][10]
Like other species in its genus, Mexican buttonbush grows in the wet soils of riparian zones, swamps, and pond margins.[11] It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 8–18 ft (2.4–5.5 m) and a width of 4–10 ft (1.2–3.0 m).[7] The oblong leaves reach 12 cm (4.7 in) in length and 23 mm (0.91 in) in width.[9] The white flowers are produced from March to July; the fruit is a collection of brown nutlets.[12]
References
- . Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Cephalanthus salicifolius Humb. & Bonpl". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Cephalanthus salicifolius Bonpl". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonymy, Cephalanthus salicifolius
- ^ Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von & Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 63–64, pl. 98. Cephalanthus salicifolius
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- ^ a b "Mexican Buttonbush, Mimbre, Botoncillo, Jazmin Blanco Cephalanthus salicifolius". Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Mild, Christina. "Wonderful and Woody Shrubs of the Water's Edge...and Beyond" (PDF). Native Plant Project. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-0866-1.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, distribution map, Cephalanthus salicifolius
- ^ "Native Pond and Wetland Plants of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas: Landscape Uses and Identification" (PDF). Native Plant Project. p. 32. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0.
External links
- Texas A&M University, Texas Native Plants Database, Mexican buttonbush
- Gardening Europe, Cephalanthus salicifolius
- Field Museum in Chicago, photo of herbarium specimen of Cephalanthus salicifolius collected in Honduras
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