Ayenia pilosa Cristóbal

Hairy ayenia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Ayenia

Characteristics

Subshrubs, decumbent, 0.1–0.2(–0.3) m. Stems hairy, hairs simple and retrorse, or simple, fasciculate, and stellate. Leaves: petiole 0.5–1 cm; blades of proximal leaves broadly ovate to orbiculate, 0.5–1.3 × 0.5–1.1 cm, distal ovate to oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, unlobed, 0.5–2(–3.5) × 0.4–1.4(–1.7) cm, base cordate, margins serrate to doubly serrate, ciliate with 1+ bristles per tooth, apex acute, 3–5-veined from base, surfaces moderately to sparingly hirsute, hairs usually simple, bifurcate, and fasciculate, sometimes also stellate. Cymes axillary, not borne on short shoots (brachyblasts), (1 or)2 or 3-flowered; peduncle 2–3 mm. Pedicels 1.5–2 mm. Flowers: sepals persistent, not reflexed at anthesis, ovate, 2 mm, sparingly stellate-hairy abaxially; petal claws 4 mm, lamina rhombic, 1 × 1 mm, base attenuate on claw, margins entire, apex notched, surfaces sparingly hairy abaxially, hairs simple, multicellular, abaxial appendage cylindric to slightly clavate, 0.5 mm; androgynophore 1.5 mm; stamen filaments present; stigmas slightly exserted. Capsules subspheric, 3–3.5 × 3.5 mm, sparingly stellate-hairy, prickles 0.5 mm. Seeds 2–2.5 mm, sparingly tuberculate.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.25
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Distribution

Ayenia pilosa world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27554-2
WFO ID wfo-0000557599
COL ID 5VYKH
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Synonyms

Ayenia pilosa