Characteristics
Dicots
Hydrolea capsularis (L.)Druce
SPINY FALSE FIDDLELEAF
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Although the name H. spinosa is widely used, the basionym of Hydrolea capsularis was published in 1756 and the name has priority over H. spinosa.
Not Native
OBL (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
HYDROLEA CAPSULARIS (Linnaeus) Druce, Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 419. 1914.
Lycium capsulare Linnaeus 1756.
MEXICO: Cult. in England, without data, Miller 5 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by L. J. Davenport, Rhodora 90: 183. 1988.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Miami-Dade
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Synonyms
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Type
Ascleia mexicana
Ascleia mexicana Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 53. 1838, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Lycium capsulare Linnaeus 1756.
Hydrolea elegans
Hydrolea elegans A. W. Bennett, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 271. 1871.
TYPE: BRAZIL: Minas Gerais: Without data, Martius 1698 (holotype: M).
Hydrolea extraaxillaris
Hydrolea extraaxillaris C. Morren, Ann. Soc. Roy. Agric. Gand 2: 40. 1846.
Hydrolea glabra
Hydrolea glabra Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 110. 1833, non Schumacher 1827.
TYPE: MEXICO: Cult. in England, without data, Miller s.n. (lectotype: BM) Lectotypified by L. J. Davenport, Rhodora 90: 183. 1988.
Hydrolea ovata var. parvifolia
Hydrolea ovata Nuttall ex Choisy, var. parvifolia D. L. Nash, in Gómez-Pompa, Fl. Veracruz 5: 4. 1979.
TYPE: MEXICO: Veracruz: 2 km from Panga, Río Tesechoacán, 13 Apr 1969, Nevling & Gómez-Pompa 830 (holotype: GH; isotype: MEXU).
Hydrolea paludosa
Hydrolea paludosa A. W. Bennett, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 11: 270. 1871.
TYPE: BRAZIL:
Hydrolea spinosa
Hydrolea spinosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 328. 1762.
TYPE: Without data, Moritz 1297 (neotype: BM). Neotypified by Barrie, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 55. 1993.
Hydrolea spinosa forma glabra
Hydrolea spinosa Linnaeus, forma glabra Brand, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 59): 182. 1913.
BASIONYM: Hydrolea glabra Choisy 1833, non Schumacher 1827.
Hydrolea spinosa forma purpurascens
Hydrolea spinosa Linnaeus, forma purpurascens Brand, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 59): 182. 1913.
TYPE: COLOMBIA:
Hydrolea spinosa forma trigyna
Hydrolea spinosa Linnaeus, forma trigyna (Swartz) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 691. 1894.
BASIONYM: Hydrolea trigyna Swartz 1788.
Specimens and Distribution
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