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Mitreola petiolata

Caribbean Miterwort, Lax Hornpod
Also known as: Anonymos petiolata Walter +18 more
  • Anonymos petiolata Walter
  • Cynoctonum mitreola (L.) Britton
  • Cynoctonum mitreola var. campylocarpa Hochr.
  • Cynoctonum mitreola var. intermedia Hochr.
  • Cynoctonum mitreola var. lilacina (Backer ex Cammerl.) Bakh.fil.
  • Cynoctonum mitreola var. orthocarpa Hochr.
  • Cynoctonum oldenlandioides (G.Don) B.L.Rob.
  • Cynoctonum paniculatum (Wall. ex G.Don) B.L.Rob.
  • Cynoctonum petiolatum J.F.Gmel.
  • Cynoctonum succulentum R.W.Long
  • Mitreola inconspicua Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Mitreola lanceolata Torr. ex H.B.Croom
  • Mitreola oldenlandioides (G.Don) Wall. ex A.DC.
  • Mitreola oldenlandioides Wall.
  • Mitreola ophiorhizoides Rich.
  • Mitreola paniculata A.DC.
  • Mitreola paniculata var. glabra Hoehne
  • Mitreola paniculata Wall.
  • Mitreola paniculata Wall. ex G.Don
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Loganiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.

Mitreola petiolata (commonly known as Caribbean miterwort or Lax Hornpod) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Loganiaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Kentucky, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Virginia, Windward Is.

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Guinea, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Oman, Philippines, Senegal, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Togo, Vietnam

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