Collinsonia anisata
| Collinsonia anisata | |
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| Photo by the Altas of Alabama Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Collinsonia |
| Species: | C. anista |
| Binomial name | |
| Collinsonia anisata Walter | |
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| Natural range of Collinsonia anisata from Weakly [1] | |
Common Names: Southern Horsebalm; Anise Horsebalm[2]
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Collinsonia serotina Walter; Collinsonia canadensis L. var. punctata (Elliott) A. Gray; Collinsonia punctata Elliott; Micheliella anisata (Sims) Briquet
The taxanomic identification of this species seems highly debated in the literature, making a specific description that differentiates it from other species difficult. Collinsonia anisata is almost identical to Collinsonia punctata except for having a scent of aniseed and the number of stamen (four).[3][4] In a 2006 manuscript, C. anisata is suggested to be distinct species of C. serotina by containing 4 stamen, rather than 2.[5]
Description
A South Carolina specimen from 1806 was described as having erect, lightly hairy stems of 2-3 ft (0.61-0.91 m) high. Leaves are petioled, cordate to ovate, acuminate, crenate-dentate, pale underneath, and covered with pellucid dots. Inflorescence contain compound terminal racemus with simpler axillary ones. Seeds are globular.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs from central Georgia, southwest to the Florida panhandle, and westward to southern Mississippi.[2][5]
Ecology
Habitat
C. anisata is found in rich forests.[2]
Phenology
In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, C. anisata flowers from late July through September and fruits from September through October.[2]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sims J (1809) Collinsonia anisata Curtis's Botanical Magazine 30:t.1213.
- ↑ Ward DB (2014) Thomas Walter typification project, VII: Observations on the genus Collinsonia (Labiatae) and a neotype for C. serotina Walter. Phytoneuron 89:1-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Peirson JA, Cantino PD, Ballard, Jr. HE (2006) A taxonomic revision of Collinsonia (Lamiaceae) based on phenetic analyses of morphological variation. Systematic Botany 31(2):398-409.
