| Cephalanthus salicifolius | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalanthus |
| Species: | C. salicifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalanthus salicifolius Humb. & Bonpl., 1809 | |
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Cephalanthus salicifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Common names include Mexican buttonbush, mimbre, botoncillo, and Jazmin blanco. Its native range extends from the banks of the southernmost stretch of the Rio Grande in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties of Texas through much of Mexico from Coahuila to Oaxaca; a disjunct population exists in Honduras.
Like other species in its genus, Mexican buttonbush grows in the wet soils of riparian zones, swamps, and pond margins. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 8–18 ft (2.4–5.5 m) and a width of 4–10 ft (1.2–3.0 m). The oblong leaves reach 12 cm (4.7 in) in length and 23 mm (0.91 in) in width. The white flowers are produced from March to July; the fruit is a collection of brown nutlets.
References
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cephalanthus salicifolius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T138311656A150111841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T138311656A150111841.en. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Cephalanthus salicifolius Humb. & Bonpl". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- "Cephalanthus salicifolius Bonpl". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonymy, Cephalanthus salicifolius
- Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von & Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 63–64, pl. 98. Cephalanthus salicifolius
- Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2012. Rubiaceae a Verbenaceae. 4(2): i–xvi, 1–533. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- ^ "Mexican Buttonbush, Mimbre, Botoncillo, Jazmin Blanco Cephalanthus salicifolius". Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- Mild, Christina. "Wonderful and Woody Shrubs of the Water's Edge...and Beyond" (PDF). Native Plant Project. p. 2. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ Correll, Donovan Stewart; Helen B. Correll (1975). Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States. Vol. 2. Stanford University Press. p. 1551. ISBN 978-0-8047-0866-1.
- Biota of North America Program, distribution map, Cephalanthus salicifolius
- "Native Pond and Wetland Plants of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas: Landscape Uses and Identification" (PDF). Native Plant Project. p. 32. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- Everitt, J. H.; Dale Lynn Drawe; Robert I. Lonard (2002). Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0.
External links
- Texas A&M University, Texas Native Plants Database, Mexican buttonbush
- Gardening Europe, Cephalanthus salicifolius
- Field Museum in Chicago, photo of herbarium specimen of Cephalanthus salicifolius collected in Honduras
Media related to Cephalanthus salicifolius at Wikimedia Commons
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