Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Cercis reniformis Engelm.; S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 17: 348. 1882.
CCT-mocci<ie«(aiwvar., A. Gray, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. 6: 177. 1850. Cercis lexensis Sargent, Garden & Forest 4: 448. 1891. Cercis occidentalis lexensis S. Wats. Bibl. Index 209. 1878. Cercis nitida Greene, Repert. Sp. Nov. 11 : 110. 1912.
A slender tree, 6-13 m. high. Leaves renifonn, 5-7.5 cm. broad, rounded or retuse, green and shining above, glabrous on both sides, or pubescent beneath; flowers in fascicles or short racemes; pedicels 12-15 ram. long; corolla about 12 mm. long; legume 5-10 cm. long, 10-15 mm. wide.
Type locality: Texas.
Distribution: Texas to New Mexico and Neuvo Le6n.
- bibliographic citation
- Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. 1928. (ROSALES); MIMOSACEAE. North American flora. vol 23(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
