Phyllanthus abnormis var. abnormis

Common names: Drummond’s leafflower
Illustrated
Synonyms: Phyllanthus garberi Small
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 343. Mentioned on page 344.

Stems glabrous to densely scabridulous. Leaf blades glabrous on both surfaces or sparsely to moderately scabridulous abaxially. Bisexual cymules with 1 staminate flower. Pistillate nectary glands strongly unequal, spatulate, as long as or longer than broad.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting spring–fall (year-round in Florida).
Habitat: Open oak woodlands, prairies, barrens, dunes, always on sand.
Elevation: 0–1200 m.

Distribution

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Fla., N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Mexico (Tamaulipas).

Discussion

Variety abnormis is disjunct between peninsular Florida and Texas, southwestern Oklahoma, southeastern New Mexico, and northern Tamaulipas. The Florida plants generally have three stamens in one of the two staminate flowers in the proximal cymules; both flowers have only two stamens in the western plants. The stems are consistently smooth in Florida, southern Texas, and Tamaulipas, but usually moderately to densely scabridulous elsewhere. The hypothesis by G. L. Webster (1970) that plants of var. abnormis with scabridulous stems show introgression from var. riograndensis is unlikely because populations of var. abnormis growing closest to var. riograndensis have smooth stems.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Geoffrey A. Levin +
Baillon +
Drummond’s leafflower +
Fla. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +, Tex. +  and Mexico (Tamaulipas). +
0–1200 m. +
Open oak woodlands, prairies, barrens, dunes, always on sand. +
Flowering and fruiting spring–fall (year-round in Florida). +
Illustrated +
Phyllanthus garberi +
Phyllanthus abnormis var. abnormis +
Phyllanthus abnormis +
variety +