Carlowrightia neesiana (Schauer ex Nees) T.F. Daniel

Daniel, Thomas F., García-Morales, Leccinum J. & Mora-Olivo, Arturo, 2021, Taxonomic and Photographic Guide to the Acanthaceae of Tamaulipas, Mexico, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 67 (6), pp. 185-228 : 197

Carlowrightia neesiana (Schauer ex Nees) T.F. Daniel

PHENOLOGY.— Flowering: March–December; fruiting: March–June, September–November.

DISTRIBUTION.— Mexico (Ags., Dur., Gro., Gto., Hgo., Jal., Mich., Mor., N.L., Oax., Pue., Qro., S.L.P., Tamps.).

HABITAT.— Thornscrub, desertscrub, sometimes on limestone

ELEVATION.— 900–1250 meters.

NOTES.— Daniel (1983a, as C. glandulosa B.L. Rob. & Greenm. ) and Daniel and Acosta C. (2003) provided descriptions of this species ( Fig. 1H ).

REPRESENTATIVE SPECIMENS.— Mpio. Jaumave, Balcón del Chihue, carr. Victoria–Jaumave, L. García-Morales 824 ( ITCV); 825 ( ITCV); Mpio. Victoria, Ejido Sierra Madre, L. García-Morales 201 ( ITCV); Mpio. Victoria, 3.5 km ENE de El Huizachal, L. García-Morales 2423 ( ITCV); Mpio. Victoria, 3 km ENE de El Huizachal, L. García-Morales 2482 ( ITCV); Mpio. Miquihuana, 1 km S de Altamira, L. García-Morales 3304b ( ITCV); Mpio. Jaumave, 7 km N de Magdaleno Águilar (Santiaguillo), F. Medrano et al. 9798 ( MEXU); Mpio. Tula, 5 km E de la Y que va a Mamaleón, 23°06.895ʹN 099°44.385ʹW, A. Mora-Olivo et al. 5064 ( XAL, UAT); La Mula, S of Victoria, R. Runyon 769 ( TEX, US); mountains near La Jolla Ranch, R. Runyon 1026 ( TEX, US); barranca near Jaumave, H. von Rozynski 239 (A, F, MICH, UC); near Nogales, H. von Rozynski 730 (F); Sierra Madre Oriental, 15 mi SW of Cd. Victoria, G. Webster et al. 11236 ( CAS).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Tamaulipan Acanthaceae I. A. Anisacanthus quadrifidus. B. Aphelandra scabra. C. Avicennia germinans. D. Barleria oenotheroides. E. Carlowrightia albiflora. F. Carlowrightia trichocarpa. G. Carlowrightia parviflora (blueflowered form). H. Carlowrightia neesiana. I. Carlowrightia hapalocarpa. J. Carlowrightia parviflora (white-flowered form). K. Dicliptera sexangularis. L. Dicliptera sumichrastii. Photos by T. Daniel (A, B, D, H, K), W. Eckerman (C), and L. García-Morales (E–G, I, J, L).