Clethra scabra

Clethra scabra is a shrub or tree growing in habitats from 950 to 2,500 m (3,120 to 8,200 ft) in altitude, native to the eastern Andes and adjacent montane woodlands and Chaco of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northwest Argentina. It is able to reach 25 m (82 ft) in height, and is known to flower during March. It bears simple ovate to elongate and slightly obovate leaves 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in) in length and 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in width. These leaves tend to bear stellate hairs, and have prominent veins upon their abaxial face. The white flowers are small, borne upon a terminal spray of racemes.[2]

Clethra scabra
Racemose inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Clethraceae
Genus: Clethra
Species:
C. scabra
Binomial name
Clethra scabra
Synonyms[1]
  • Clethra alnifolia var. scabra (Pers.) G.Nicholson
  • Clethra brasiliensis Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Clethra gardneri Turcz.
  • Clethra laevigata Meisn.
  • Clethra maromensis Villa
  • Clethra micrantha J.Remy

References
  1. "Clethra scabra Pers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. Killeen, T. J.; García E., E. & Beck, S. G. 1993. Guía de Arboles de Bolivia. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia & Missouri Botanical Garden, La Paz. 214.
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