Flora of North America species comparison

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Condalia hookeri

bluewood, Brazilian bluewood, lotebush
Habit Shrubs or small trees, (1–)2–3.5(–6) m; primary branches not thorn-tipped, secondary branches thorn-tipped, with short shoots and few thorn-tipped tertiary branches, glabrous or densely hispidulous; internodes 2–5(–11) mm.
Leaves

petiole 3–10 mm;

blade obovate to elliptic, (10–)15–20(–31) × (5–)9–12(–19) mm, herbaceous, margins entire or distally few-toothed, not revolute, apex on a single plant consistently rounded to truncate-emarginate, surfaces glabrous or occasionally hispidulous;

venation flush and inconspicuous abaxially.
Inflorescences

on short shoots, 1–3-flowered.
Pedicels

0.8 mm.
Flowers

petals 0.
Drupes

globose, 5–6 mm;

stones 1–2-seeded.

Condalia hookeri
Phenology Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul(–Oct).
Habitat Limestone slopes, sandstone bluffs, sandy clay, clay dunes, shell ridges, thorn scrub, juniper woodlands, riparian woods.
Elevation 10–400 m. (0–1300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
TX; Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
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Discussion

Condalia hookeri var. edwardsiana was noted by M. C. Johnston (1962) to be known only from a single thicket at the type locality in Edwards County, Texas; it was described as differing from the typical variety in its leaf blades being 2.5–3 times longer than wide (versus 1–2.5 times longer than wide). This morph has never been relocated despite repeated searching and appears to represent a populational variant. In the flora area, C. hookeri is widespread in central and southern Texas.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 12, p. 63.
Parent taxa Rhamnaceae > Condalia
Sibling taxa
C. correllii, C. ericoides, C. globosa, C. spathulata, C. viridis, C. warnockii
Synonyms C. obovata, C. hookeri var. edwardsiana, C. obovata var. edwardsiana
Name authority M. C. Johnston: Brittonia 14: 362. (1962)
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