Mortonia sempervirens A.Gray

Rio grande saddlebush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Mortonia

Characteristics

Shrubs 0.6–1.5 m. Leaves: blade oblong-elliptic to narrowly obovate, 3–5 × 1.5–2 mm, length 2–2.5 times width, rigid, base rounded, margins not thickened, revolute, apex narrowly obtuse to acute, mucronate, surfaces usually scabridulous, rarely glabrous. Inflorescences cymose racemes. Flowers: sepals deltate, 1 mm; petals oblong, 2 mm. Fruits 5–6 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Mortonia sempervirens world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:162248-1
WFO ID wfo-0001292673
COL ID 44FC7
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Synonyms

Mortonia sempervirens