Cephalanthus salicifolius explained

Cephalanthus salicifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.^{[1] [2] [3]} Common names include Mexican buttonbush, mimbre, botoncillo, and Jazmin blanco.^[4] Its native range extends from the banks of the southernmost stretch of the Rio Grande in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties of Texas^[5] through much of Mexico from Coahuila to Oaxaca; a disjunct population exists in Honduras.^{[6] [7]}

Like other species in its genus, Mexican buttonbush grows in the wet soils of riparian zones, swamps, and pond margins.^[8] It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 8- and a width of 4-.^[4] The oblong leaves reach 12cm (05inches) in length and 23mm in width.^[6] The white flowers are produced from March to July; the fruit is a collection of brown nutlets.^[9]

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/279219#page/142/mode/1up Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von & Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre. 1809. Plantae Aequinoctiales 2: 63–64, pl. 98. Cephalanthus salicifolius
2. 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.
3. Web site: Cephalanthus salicifolius Humb. & Bonpl. . ITIS Standard Reports . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 2009-10-10.
4. Web site: Mexican Buttonbush, Mimbre, Botoncillo, Jazmin Blanco Cephalanthus salicifolius . Texas Native Shrubs . Texas A&M University . 2009-10-10.
5. Web site: Wonderful and Woody Shrubs of the Water's Edge...and Beyond . Christina . Mild . 2 . Native Plant Project . 2009-10-10.
6. Book: Correll, Donovan Stewart . Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States . 2 . Helen B. Correll . Stanford University Press . 1975 . 978-0-8047-0866-1 . 1551.
7. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Cephalanthus%20salicifolius.png Biota of North America Program, distribution map, Cephalanthus salicifolius
8. Web site: Native Pond and Wetland Plants of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas: Landscape Uses and Identification . Native Plant Project . 32 . 2009-10-10.
9. Book: Everitt, J. H. . Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Dale Lynn Drawe . Robert I. Lonard . Texas Tech University Press . 2002 . 978-0-89672-473-0 . 175.