Eysenhardtia texana |
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Texas kidneywood |
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Habit | Shrubs, 1–3(–5) m. Leaves (1–)2–7(–10) cm; leaflets (7–)13–35(–47), blades elliptic to oblong, 3–13 mm, surfaces sparsely to moderately pubescent, abaxially with some glands much larger than others, largest along midvein and margins. |
Racemes | 3–11(–15) cm. |
Flowers | calyx tube 2–4 mm, lobes obtuse to acute, 0.3–0.7 mm; corolla 5–8 mm; style with gland near tip. |
Legumes | ascending, usually falcate, rarely straight, oblong, 6–13 × 2–3 mm, length more than or equal to 3 times width, flattened near base. |
Seeds | filling ca. 2/3 of legume, slightly compressed, oblong-subreniform to falcate-ellipsoid, edges blunt. |
2n | = 20. |
Eysenhardtia texana |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Nov. |
Habitat | Grasslands, open woodlands, shrublands, semi-desert, mildly disturbed areas. |
Elevation | 10–1600[–2500] m. (0–5200[–8200] ft.) |
Distribution |
TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, México, Nuevo León, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
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Discussion | Eysenhardtia texana is widespread and common in parts of central, southern, and western Texas, particularly in calcareous soils. Stems and leaves of this species apparently have antibacterial and antifungal chemical properties (G. A. Wächter et al. 1999). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 11. |
Parent taxa | Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Eysenhardtia |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Scheele: Linnaea 21: 462. (1848) |
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