Pavonia paludicola Nicolson ex Fryxell

Swampbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Pavonia

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–4 m, sometimes supported on other vegetation. Stems minutely stellate-hairy. Leaves: stipules early-deciduous, obscure; petiole to 1/2 length of blade; blade concolorous, broadly ovate, 6–18 cm, base subcordate, margins obscurely dentate to subentire, apex acuminate, sparsely stellate-hairy. Inflorescences terminal racemes. Pedicels 1–4 cm; involucellar bractlets ca. 8, lanceolate, 8.8–10 × 2.5–4 mm, subglabrous. Flowers: calyx 8–11 mm, minutely stellate-hairy, lobes not prominently veined; corolla tubular, petals pale yellow or yellow-green, not auriculate, 12–18 mm; staminal column with 5 apical teeth; stigmas included. Schizocarps pale green, maturing brown, 10–13 mm diam., woody, glabrous; mericarps narrowed basally, 7–9 mm, smooth, usually 3-pointed apically. Seeds not tufted on hilum.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 4.5
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
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Distribution

Pavonia paludicola world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Pavonia paludicola threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1065378-2
WFO ID wfo-0000473779
COL ID 75VX7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630339
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Synonyms

Pavonia paludicola Althaea racemosa Malache spicata Pavonia scabra Pavonia racemosa Pavonia spicata Malache scabra