Biology:Electranthera mutica

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Electranthera mutica
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Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/ElectrantheraElectranthera mutica
(DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
Varieties[1]

10; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Coreopsis mutica DC.
  • Coreopsis mutica var. genuina S.F.Blake
  • Electra mutica (DC.) Mesfin & D.J.Crawford

Electranthera mutica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is a shrub or small tree, 0.3 to 5 m tall, which is native to the mountains of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and tropical Mexico.[2]

It grows in montane forests, including oak forests, pine–oak forests, and thickets, and on dry hillsides, roadsides, and along streams from (400) 700 to 2800 meters elevation. It mostly flowers from June to January.[2]

Varieties

Ten varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Electranthera mutica var. carnosifolia (D.J.Crawford) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
  • Electranthera mutica var. guerreroana (B.L.Turner) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
  • Electranthera mutica var. holotricha (S.F.Blake) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
  • Electranthera mutica var. leptomera (Sherff) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
  • Electranthera mutica var. mexicana (DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski (synonyms Electra mexicana DC. and Coreopsis mexicana Hemsl.)
  • Electranthera mutica var. miahuatlana (B.L.Turner) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
  • Electranthera mutica var. microcephala (D.J.Crawford) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
  • Electranthera mutica var. multiligulata (D.J.Crawford) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski
  • Electranthera mutica var. mutica
  • Electranthera mutica var. subvillosa (DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Electranthera mutica (DC.) Mesfin, D.J.Crawford & Pruski". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60472677-2. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pruski, J.F., Mesfin Tadesse, and D.J. Crawford. 2015. Studies of Neotropical Compositae–XI. The new generic name Electranthera (Coreopsideae). Phytoneuron 2015-68: 1–17. Published 9 December 2015. ISSN 2153-733X

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