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Revision as of 13:21, 21 May 2018

Cyrilla parvifolia
File:Cyrilla parvifolia AFP.jpg
Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Cyrillaceae
Genus: Cyrilla
Species: C. parvifolia
Binomial name
Cyrilla parvifolia
Raf.
CYRI PARV DIST.JPG
Natural range of Cyrilla parvifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: C.racemiflora, C. arida (Small)

Variety: none

Description

C. parviflora is a perennial shrub/tree of the Cyrillaceae family native to FLorida and Georgia.[1]

Distribution

This shrub is particular to Florida and Georgia as its native distribution. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

COmmon habitats for the C. parvifolia include flatwood pond margins and neighboring drains thorughout the savannas in the Florida , Georgia region. [2]

Phenology

C. racemiflora flowering season is from April to November with the most buds occuring during May and June. [3]

Pollination

Pollination is primarily performed by halictid bees. [4]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Pan Flora
  4. Dute, R. R., et al. (2004). "Floral Anatomy and Pollination Biology of Cyrilla racemiflora (Cyrillaceae)." Southeastern Naturalist: 309-326.