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Huachuca Mountain rocktrumpet, western rocktrumpet

plateau rocktrumpet, woolly rocktrumpet

Habit Subshrubs, 2–4 dm; rhizomes present. Shrubs, 2–5(–10) dm; rhizomes absent.
Stems

sparsely to densely eglandular-pubescent, especially on younger growth.

densely eglandular-pubescent, especially on younger growth.

Leaves

opposite or subopposite, occasionally subverticillate;

petiole 1–2 mm, pubescent;

blade ovate-lanceolate to oblong-ovate, (8–)14–35 × (3.5–)6–15(–25) mm, subcoriaceous, base cuneate, rounded, or slightly cordate, margins not revolute, apex acute, acuminate, or rounded, apiculate, surfaces densely eglandular-pubescent abaxially, eglandular-pubescent adaxially.

opposite, rarely subopposite;

petiole 1–3 mm, pubescent;

blade oblong to ovate or elliptic, 15–30(–40) × 7–16(–25) mm, subcoriaceous, base rounded or subcordate, margins revolute, apex acute, rounded, or truncate, apiculate, surfaces densely grayish white eglandular-pubescent abaxially, eglandular-pubescent adaxially.

Peduncles

0–1(–3) mm, pubescent.

0.5–1.5 mm, pubescent.

Pedicels

7–15 mm, pubescent.

3.5–9 mm, pubescent.

Flowers

sepals reddish, oblong-ovate, 4–9 × 1–2.2 mm, pubescent;

corolla white, often tinged with pink or red, often greenish below, eglandular-pubescent abaxially and adaxially, tube 13–20(–25) × 1.5 mm, throat (11–)15–20(–25) × 4–5 mm, lobes spreading, obliquely ovate, (10–)15–25 × 10–20 mm.

sepals reddish, oblong-lanceolate, 8–12.5 × 1.5–3 mm, pubescent;

corolla white, often tinged with pink or red, often becoming ferruginous upon drying, eglandular-pubescent abaxially and adaxially, tube 40–80(–100) × 2.5–3 mm, throat 14–25 × 5–7 mm, lobes spreading, obliquely ovate, 15–35 × 13–23 mm.

Seeds

5–7 × 1–1.5 mm.

7–8 × 1.4–1.6 mm.

Cymes

1(or 2)-flowered.

1(or 2)-flowered.

Follicles

55–120 × 4–5 mm, pubescent.

50–100 × 3–4 mm, pubescent.

Mandevilla brachysiphon

Mandevilla lanuginosa

Phenology Flowering summer; fruiting summer–fall. Flowering spring–fall; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat Desert scrub, desert grasslands, pine-oak woodlands. Grass­lands and openings in thorn scrub vegetation.
Elevation 1000–1600 m. (3300–5200 ft.) 0–300 m. (0–1000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
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from FNA
TX; Mexico (Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
Discussion

Mandevilla brachysiphon has the westernmost distribution of our species. Within the flora area, M. brachysiphon is known only from southeastern Arizona (Cochise, Graham, Pima, and Santa Cruz counties), southwestern New Mexico (Hidalgo and Luna counties), and the Franklin Mountains of El Paso County, Texas.

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

Mandevilla lanuginosa occurs at lower elevations than other Mandevilla species in the flora area and is characteristically found in openings in Tamaulipan thorn scrub and mesquite woodlands in southern Texas. Mandevilla lanuginosa is sometimes confused with M. macrosiphon; characters separating the two species are discussed under the latter taxon.

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

Source FNA vol. 14. FNA vol. 14.
Parent taxa Apocynaceae > Mandevilla Apocynaceae > Mandevilla
Sibling taxa
M. foliosa, M. hypoleuca, M. lanuginosa, M. macrosiphon
M. brachysiphon, M. foliosa, M. hypoleuca, M. macrosiphon
Synonyms Echites brachysiphon, Macrosiphonia brachysiphon, Telosiphonia brachysiphon Echites lanuginosus, Macrosiphonia lanuginosa, Telosiphonia lanuginosa
Name authority (Torrey) Pichon: Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 20: 106. (1948) (M. Martens & Galeotti) Pichon: Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 20: 106. (1948)
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