Details for: OPGC 2259, Kalmia buxifolia (P. J. Bergius) Gift & Kron, 20040238


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Kalmia buxifolia (P. J. Bergius) Gift & Kron
Top Name:
20040238
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Kalmia buxifolia (P. J. Bergius) Gift & Kron
Top Name:
20040238
Origin:
Collected – North Carolina, United States
Received by NPGS:
07 Mar 2005
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
14 October 2004.
North Carolina, United States
Locality: Lower Cascade Falls Overlook. Hanging Rock State Park. Stokes County.
Coordinates: 36.4156, -80.2689 (Map it)
Elevation: 309m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Upland, dry, rocky and well-drained in a mixed deciduous and evergreen woodland. Aspect: SW. Slope: 15%.
Comment: Associated taxa: Acer, Amelanchier, Calycanthus, Epigaea, Galax, Hamamelis, Ilex, Kalmia, Oxydendrum, Pinus, Quercus, Rhododendron, Sassafras, Smilax, Tsuga, Vaccinium
Collector(s):
Donated
07 March 2005.
Delaware, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
20040238
Type: Institute identifier
Oyerly, Philip Mt. Cuba Center

NC2004-001
Type: Collector identifier
Lewandowski, Rick J. Mt. Cuba Center for the Study of the Piedmont Flora

OPGC 2259
Type: Site identifier
Group: OPGC
OPGC Accession Numbers
The Ohio State University, OPGC

Narrative
Dense to loose and open evergreen shrub 0.2 to 0.7 m tall with irregular rounded habit. Flowers white, 5-10 mm wide.
Kalmia buxifolia (P. J. Bergius) Gift & Kron
Genus:
Kalmia
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Phyllodoceae
Nomen number:

451598
Place of publication:

Nordic J. Bot. 26:47. 2008 (Gift et al., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) ser. 2, 68:409. 2002, nom. inval.)
Comment:
Gift et al. failed to cite the basionym for their combination, so it was not validly published under Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.5 in 2002
Verified:
09/08/2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ledum buxifolium P. J. Bergius

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Leiophyllum buxifolium (P. J. Bergius) Elliott
Leiophyllum buxifolium (P. J. Bergius) Elliott var. buxifolium

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Leiophyllum buxifolium (P. J. Bergius) Elliott var. hugeri (Small) C. K. Schneid.
Leiophyllum buxifolium (P. J. Bergius) Elliott var. prostratum (Loudon) A. Gray
Leiophyllum prostratum Loudon

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsand-myrtle as Leiophyllum buxifolium1Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:110. Note: as Leiophyllum buxifolium
Swedishsandmyrten  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
  • Nomenclature Name Change: 08 Sep 2006, from Leiophyllum buxifolium (P. J. Bergius) Elliott to Kalmia buxifolia (P. J. Bergius) Gift & Kron
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