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Eysenhardtia orthocarpa

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa var. orthocarpa

Tahitian kidneywood
Photo is of parent taxon
Habit Shrubs, 1.5–5 m. Leaves (3–)5–14 cm; leaflets (13–)17–35(–47), blades oblong to narrowly oblong, 5–20 mm, surfaces pubescent, abaxially with some glands much larger than others, largest randomly scattered.
Racemes

(3–)5–10(–16) cm.
Flowers

calyx tube 2–3.5 mm, lobes acute, 0.3–0.8 mm;

corolla 6–10 mm;

style with gland near tip.
Legumes

reflexed, falcate to straight, oblong-lanceoloid, 10–16 × 2.5–4 mm, length more than or equal to 3 times width, entire fruit appearing flattened.
Seeds

filling ca. 1/2 of legume, strongly compressed, obovoid to oblanceolate, edges sharp.

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa var. orthocarpa
Phenology Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat Semi-desert grasslands, shrub­lands, open pine-oak-juniper woodlands or savannas, rocky soils.
Elevation [100–]1100–1800[–2000] m. ([300–]3600–5900[–6600] ft.)
Distribution
from USDA
sw United States; n Mexico
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from FNA
AZ; NM; Mexico (Chihuahua, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Sonora)
Discussion

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

In the United States, only the widespread, typical variety of Eysenhardtia orthocarpa is native; var. tenuifolia Lang is found only in Mexico (J. M. Lang and D. Isely 1982; R. McVaugh 1987; F. Shreve and I. L. Wiggins 1964 [treated as E. reticulata Pennell]).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Plants of Eysenhardtia orthocarpa in the United States have been called E. polystachya (T. H. Kearney and R. H. Peebles 1960; W. C. Martin and C. R. Hutchins 1980); that species is native only to central and southern Mexico (J. M. Lang and D. Isely 1982; R. McVaugh 1987).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Eysenhardtia Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Eysenhardtia > Eysenhardtia orthocarpa
Sibling taxa
E. spinosa, E. texana
Subordinate taxa
E. orthocarpa var. orthocarpa
Synonyms E. amorphoides var. orthocarpa
Name authority (A. Gray) S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 339. (1882) unknown
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