Cephalanthus salicifolius

Cephalanthus salicifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[5][6][2] Common names include Mexican buttonbush, mimbre, botoncillo, and Jazmin blanco.[7] Its native range extends from the banks of the 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]

Cephalanthus salicifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cephalanthus
Species:
C. salicifolius
Binomial name
Cephalanthus salicifolius
Synonyms[4]
  • Cephalanthus occidentalis var. salicifolius (Humb. & Bonpl.) A.Gray
  • Cephalanthus occidentalis subsp. salicifolius (Humb. & Bonpl.) Borhidi & Diego
  • Cephalanthus peroblongus Wernham

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
  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cephalanthus salicifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T138311656A150111841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T138311656A150111841.en. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. "Cephalanthus salicifolius Humb. & Bonpl". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. "Cephalanthus salicifolius Bonpl". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonymy, Cephalanthus salicifolius
  5. Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von & Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 63–64, pl. 98. Cephalanthus salicifolius
  6. 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.
  7. "Mexican Buttonbush, Mimbre, Botoncillo, Jazmin Blanco Cephalanthus salicifolius". Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  8. Mild, Christina. "Wonderful and Woody Shrubs of the Water's Edge...and Beyond" (PDF). Native Plant Project. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  9. Correll, Donovan Stewart; Helen B. Correll (1975). Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States. Vol. 2. Stanford University Press. p. 1551. ISBN 978-0-8047-0866-1.
  10. Biota of North America Program, distribution map, Cephalanthus salicifolius
  11. "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.
  12. Everitt, J. H.; Dale Lynn Drawe; Robert I. Lonard (2002). Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0.


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