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Overview:

Vulnerable

Conservation Status

NatureServe: G3 Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Crossopetalum floridanum J.R. Gardner
2. Rhacoma ilicifolia (Poir.) Trel.

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Physical Description

Family Celastraceae:

The Celastraceae are trees and shrubs comprising about 50 genera and 800 species that are sometimes climbing or vining. The leaves are simple and alternate or opposite; stipules are small and caducous or absent. The flowers are bisexual or sometimes functionally unisexual, actinomorphic, and are small and often greenish. The calyx comprises 4 or 5 usually basally connate sepals. The corolla is rarely absent or more commonly consists of 4 or 5 distinct petals. The androecium consists of 4 or 5 or rarely 10 distinct stamens that alternate with the petals. The gynoecium is a single compound pistil of 2-5 carpels, a single short style, and a superior or rarely half inferior ovary with 2-5 locules, each containing usually 2 axile ovules. An annular nectary disk surrounds and is usually adnate to the ovary. The fruit is a capsule, berry, samara, or drupe. -- Gerald Carr.

Habit: Evergreen.

Flowers: Bloom Period: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. • Flower Color: green, inconspicuous, none

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Distribution

Range and Population

North America

Growth

Culture: Space 18-24" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.6 • Maximum pH: 7.8

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Similar Species

Members of the genus Crossopetalum:

There are approximately 56 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: C. aquifolium · C. austrinum · C. bredemeyeri · C. caymanense · C. ciliatum · C. coriaceum · C. cristalense · C. decussatum · C. densiflorum · C. distichum · C. ekmanii · C. enervium · C. eucymosum · C. filipes · C. gaumeri · C. gentiana · C. gentianoides · C. gentlei · C. glabrum · C. gomezii · C. gonocladum · C. ilicifolium (Christmas Berry) · C. integrifolium · C. lanceifolium · C. latifolium · C. lobatum · C. macrocarpum · C. managuatillo · C. microphyllum · C. minimiflorum · C. myrsinodes · C. myrtinodes · C. orientale · C. oxyphyllum · C. pallens · C. panamense · C. parviflorum · C. parvifolium · C. puberulum · C. pungens · C. rhacoma (Florida Crossopetalum) · C. rhacome · C. riparium · C. rostratum · C. rostratum var. grandifolium · C. rotundatum · C. scoparium · C. shaferi · C. spathulifolium · C. standleyi · C. subsessile · C. ternifolium · C. ternifolium subsp. moaense · C. theodes · C. tonduzii · C. uragoga

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Notes

Contributors:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 02, 2008:

• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 27943
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 268545
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDCEL04010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: RHIL2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 33109