Name
Mariosousa salazarii (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger, comb. nov.
Synonymy and types
Acacia salazari (Britton & Rose) Lundell, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 4:8. 1940. - Senegalia salazari Britton & Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 23:113. 1928. - TYPE: Mexico, Michoacan, Xochiapa, 13 April 1912, F.Salazar s.n. (holotype: US!, isotypes: MEXU!, NY!).
Formal description
Tree to 15 m tall. Bark yellow to red or light gray, exfoliating and papery. Twigs greenish brown to light reddish brown, not flexuous, usually glabrous. Short shoots absent. Leaves alternate, 50-180 mm long. Stipules herbaceous, light brown, narrowly linear, to 4.5 x 0.6 mm near the base, glabrous, persistent. Petiole adaxially grooved, 20-50(60) mm long, mostly glabrous; petiole gland solitary, located between the lower pinna pair, sessile, nearly circular, 0.5-1.3 mm across, globose to doughnut-shaped, absent on most leaves. Rachis adaxially grooved, 35-140 mm long, glabrous to lightly puberulent, a sessile, doughnut- to saucer-shaped gland, 0.5-1.0 mm across, between the pinnae of the upper 1 to 2(3) pinna pairs. Pinnae 7 to 18 pairs per leaf, 35-63 mm long, 4-12 mm between pinna pairs. Petiolules 2.4-4.0 mm long.. Leaflets 20 to 38 per pinna, opposite, 0.8-1.5 mm between leaflets, linear, 2.5-6.4 x 0.9-1.3 mm, usually lightly pubescent with appressed hairs beneath, commonly light greenish-purple and glabrous above, lateral veins usually not obvious, only 1 or rarely 2 veins from the base, base oblique, margins usually ciliate, apex narrowly acute to acuminate. Inflorescence a loosely flowered, cylindrical spike 45-110 mm long, 1 to 3 from the leaf axil, or rarely in terminal racemose clusters. Peduncle 5-10 x 0.5-1.0 mm, lightly puberulent. Involucre absent. Floral bracts linear, to 1 mm long, puberulent, early deciduous. Flowers sessile, creamy-white; calyx 5-lobed, 1.5-2.3 mm long, lightly appressed pubescent; corolla 5-lobed, 2.5-3.5 mm long, lightly appressed pubescent; stamen filaments 4.5-7.0 mm long, distinct; ovary glabrous, on a stipe to 0.3 mm long. Legumes yellowish brown, straight, flattened, not constricted between the seeds, oblong, 115-180 x 21-35 mm, cartilagious, transversely striate, glabrous, eglandular, dehiscent along both sutures; stipe to 13 mm long; apex obtuse. Seeds uniseriate, no pulp, dark reddish brown, circular to oblong, strongly flattened, 10.0-14.5 x 7-12 mm, smooth; pleurogram U-shaped, 1.2-3.0 mm across. Flowers: April-June. Chromosome number: Not determined.
Distribution
Thorn-scrub thickets, and disturbed dry forests from near sea level to 1800 m (but mostly above 1000 m) elevation in the states of Guererro, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca and Puebla, Mexico.
Additional info
A small tree, rarely more than 10 m tall, Mariosousa salazari is restricted to dry habitats, particularly thorn -scrub forests of southern Mexico. Many collections are from above 1000 m elevation, but a few individuals are reported from near sea level. Mariosousa salazari is similar to M. acatlensis with which it is sympatric nearly throughout its entire range. Both have leaves with many pinna pairs, and leaflets of similar size that are lightly pubescent with appressed hairs beneath and commonly light greenish-purple and glabrous above. Mariosousa acatlensis, however, has minute purple glands along the petiole, rachis, and at the base of most leaflets; pinnae with more than 36 pairs of leaflets; petiolules that are most less than 2.0 mm long; and dark gray, fissured bark. Mariosousa salazari, in contrast, lacks the small purple gland, usually has fewer than 38 pairs of leaflets per pinna, petiolules that usually exceed 2.5 mm in length, and yellow to reddish bark that is papery and exfoliating. Some specimens with a mixture of characteristics of these two species suggest that they probably hybridize in Guerrero. Determination must await field studies.
Although Mariosousa salazari is similar to other species of this group from southern Mexico, particularly M. centralis and M. usumacintensis, the papery, exfoliating bark allows for easy separation. Also, both of these species have pinnae with more than (36)40 leaflet pairs, whereas M. salazari has 38 or fewer leaflet pairs per pinnae. Mariosousa usumacintensis has large, flattened petiolar glands that are located on the lower half of the petiole, while M. salazari commonly lacks petiolar glands. Occasionally, petiolar glands are found on a few leaves of some specimens; these are globose to doughnut-shaped, and located between the lower pair of pinnae. These glands are not common; most specimens lack petiolar glands altogether. On the remaining specimens, only one or two of the leaves have petiolar glands, and many are globose, not doughnut-shaped as is typical in most taxa of this group. Mariosousa salazari and M. millefolia are the only taxa in this group that usually lack petiolar glands.
Flowering time
April-June.
Representative specimens
MEXICO:
Guerrero:
- Creek banks N of Chilpancingo, 25 Jun 1935, O.M.Clark 7235 (MO);
- Las Juntas de Cujarán, Aratichanguio, 6 Jul 1979, J.L.Contreras, J.Jímenez, S.Purata & C.Toledo 6 (MO);
- 21 km al NE de Chilpancingo, alt. 1050 m, 16 Jul 1979, A.Delgado S. & J.García P. 1085 (CAS, F, MEXU, MO, NY, WIS);
- a 20 km al N de Chilpancingo, camino a Iguala, alt. 1050 m, 11 May 1982, E.Martínez S. 557 (F);
- miles al N de Zumpango del Río, 15 Nov 1978, L.Rico & V.A.Funk 204 (CAS);
- 2.5 miles S of Río Balsas on hwy. 95, 16 Jul 1993, D.Seigler, D.Clarke & K.Potgieter 13916 (EIU, ILL);
- a 4 kms al occidente de Milpilla, Canon del Zopilote, alt. 900 m, 1 Aug 1967, M.Sousa 3123 (GH, NY, UC);
- 24 km al N de Zumpango del Río hacia Iguala, alt. 1740 m, 24 Aug 1982, R.Torres C., P.Tenorio L. & C.Romero de T. 1243 (CAS, MO);
- 1.5 km al E de San Francisco Ozomatlán, en el cerro Tzumatzin, alt. 600 m, 21 Sep 1989, A.Vargas-Perez 163 (MEXU);
México:
- Bejucos, Temascaltepec, alt. 610 m, 20 Jun 1933, G.B.Hinton 4142 (F, GH, LL, MO, NY, US);
- El Jumate, a 1 km al S después del cruzero San Antonio del Rosario, alt. 1000 m, 29 Jan 1992, L.Rico & E.Martínez S. 848 (NY);
Michoacán:
- a 40 km al S de Nueva Italia, camino a Arteaga, alt. 800 m, 19 Oct 1982, E.Martínez S., J.L.Villaseñor & R.Torres 2318 (CAS, MO, MEXU);
- between Río Tepalcatepec and Arteaga, alt. 225 m, 24 Feb 1965, R.McVaugh 22520 (CAS, MICH MO, NY) 3 km al NE de Tepalcatepec, alt. 400 m, 21 May 1963, J.Rzedowski 16628 (MICH, TEX);
- en el Rancho "El Caiman", Mpio. de Tiquicheo, 10 Jul 1977, J.C.Soto N. 139 (CAS, MO);
- en Las Cañas, cerca de la desv. al Infiernillo, carr. Nueva Italia-Playa Azul, alt. 375 m, 12 Sep 1978, J.C.Soto N. 1081 (CAS, MO);
- en la presa de Zicuirán, 21 km al SW de La Huacana, alt. 375 m, 25 Mar 1979, J.C.Soto N. 1326 (MEXU, MO);
- en El Guayabito, 11 km al SW de la desv. al Infiernillo, carr. Nueva Italia-Playa Azul, alt. 470 m, 25 May 1980, J.C.Soto N. 2235 (MEXU, TEX, WIS);
- en la presa del Infiernillo, municipio de Arteaga, alt. 150 m, 23 Dec 1981, J.C.Soto N. 3693 (CAS);
- carr. al Infiernillo, a 4 km al NW del Huinduri, alt. 250 m, 20 Sep 1979, J.C.Soto N. & G.Ramírez S. 1691 (TEX);
- carretera Nueva Italia-Arteaga, 18 Mar 1985, J.C.Soto N. & S.Aureoles C. 7745 (MEXU);
- a 3 km al NE de Puerto San Salvador, alt. 650 m, 21 Aug 1977, M.Sousa & J.C.Soto 8047 (CAS, MEXU, TEX);
- a 2 km al S de Los Pocitos, Mpio. Arteaga, alt. 250 m, 19 Jul 1979, M.Sousa, R.Sousa P., T.Guevara T., L.Ortíz A., A.Morelos B. & J.Díaz 10708 (MEXU, MO);
- 2 km al NW de Tepalcatepec, camino a Jilotlán, alt. 400 m, 18 Oct 1982, R.Torres C., E.Martínez S. & J.L.Villaseñor 1580 (MO);
Morelos:
- yard, Apuyeca, 21 Aug 1943, R.T.Clausen 6036 (CU);
Oaxaca:
- en el K. 387 de la carretera Mex-Oax., alt. 1800 m, 30 Apr 1953, E.Matuda 28501 (CAS, MO);
- 3 km al E de Teotitlán del Camino, alt. 1200 m, 23 May 1978, J.Rzedowski 35665 (ASU, WIS);
- a 3 km de Teotitlán del Camino, Sierra Mazateca, alt. 1300 m, 18 Jun 1975, M.Sousa 4651 (GH);
- Rancho El Mezquite, a 7 km al S de Teotitlán, alt. 920 m, 22 Dec 1976, M.Sousa 6934 (CAS, MO, SD, UC);
- Xiquila, a 2 km al SW de Teotitlán del Camino, alt. 1000 m, 26 Apr 1978, M.Sousa, J.Adan, J.C.Soto & S.Zarate 9326 (CAS, MO, SD, UC);
- a 2 km al NE de Teotitlán del Camino, alt. 1250 m, 27 Apr 1978, M.Sousa, J.Adan, J.C.Soto & S.Zarate 9328 (CAS, MO, SD, UC);
- Huapanapán, Distr. Huajuapán de León, alt. 1700 m, 14 Apr 1977, M.Sousa & C.Ramos 7233 (MO);
- Teotitlán del Camino, en la orilla del Pueblo, alt. 1000 m, 15 Sep 1977, M.Sousa, O.Téllez, T.Germán & L.Rico 8060 (CAS, MO);
- a 3 km al E-NE de Teotitlán del Camino, carr. a Huautla, alt. 1150 m, 16 Sep 1977, M.Sousa, O.Téllez, T.Germán & L.Rico 8079 (CAS, TEX);
- Canada Bandera al SE de San Antonio Nanahuatipán, alt. 900 m, 28 May 1985, P.Tenorio L., C.Romero de T. & E.Martínez C. 8863 (MO);
Puebla:
- 20 miles SE of Tehuacán on road to Teotitlán del Camino, alt. 1100 m, 6 Jan 1970, W.R.Anderson & C.Anderson 5332 (MICH);
- 3.5 km al N de Teotitlán, por el camino rumbo a Vigastepec, alt. 1500 m, 30 Jun 1984, D.O.Cornejo 25 (MO);
- 7.4 miles W of Atencingo, alt. 1000 m, 8 May 1955, L.I.Davis & E.Kincaid 55-66 (TEX);
- Piaxtla, alt. 1090 m, 20 Jun 1978, J.Huerta s.n. (NY);
- 18 km al NW de Teotitlán del Camino. rumbo a Tehuacán, 8 May 1980, V.Jaramillo, J.L.Villaseñor, P.Ruíz & S.Singer F-1175 (MO);
- 5 miles SE of Acatlán, alt. 4600 ft., 7 Jul 1968, C.D.Johnson 243-68 (MO);
- just N of Coxcatlán along hwy. 131, 10 Jan 1984, M.Lavin, S.Sundberg, L.Hardison & A.Whittemore 4610 (TEX);
- 1 km al N de Acatlán, alt. 1180 m, 21 Aug 1980, F.G.Medrano, V.Jaramillo & J.L.Villaseñor F-1204 (TEX);
- en San Vicente Boquerón, alt. 1000 m, 27 May 1985, J.C.Soto N. & O.Rosas G. 8678 (MEXU);
- Ejido de Acatlán de Osorio, 14 Nov 1980, J.Reyna & L.Téllez 701 (ILL);
- Acatlán, alt. 1200 m, 5 Dec 1964, J.Rzedowski 19296 (MICH, MSC, TEX);
- edge of Mexico 160, 2 km NW of Tepexco, 11 Dec 1990, D.Seigler, J.Ebinger, H.Clarke & C.Gratton 13064 (ILL);
- 29 miles SE of Acatlán on hwy. 190, 5 Jul 1986, D.Seigler & B.Maslin 12693 (EIU);
- Las Siras on hwy. 190, 5 Jul 1986, D.Seigler & B.Maslin 12694 (EIU, ILL);
- 13 km NW of Acatlán on hwy. 190, 20 Jul 1993, D.Seigler, D.Clarke & K.Potgieter 13987 (EIU, ILL);
- near Coxcatlán on Cerro Ajuereado and in the adjacent valley, alt. 1000-1800 m, Jul 1961, C.E.Smith, Jr., F.A.Peterson & N.Tejeda 3584 (F, US);
- Coxcatlán, 13 Apr 1966, C.E.Smith, Jr. & N.Tejeda 4511 (US);
- El Papayo, a 16 km al NW de Amatitlán, alt. 1250 m, 23 Feb 1974, M.Sousa, V.Pérez & A.Ruíz 4339 (NY);
- desv. Tejalpa, en la carretera Izucar de Matamoros-Acatlán, alt. 900 m, 17 Aug 1976, M.Sousa, C.Ramos, O.Téllez & L.Rico 5763 (NY);
- Ahuehuetilla, a 20 km al NW de Acatlán, alt. 1240 m, 13 Apr 1976, M.Sousa, O.Téllez & A.S.Magallanes 5418 (ASU, MICH, MO);
- a 11 km al SE de Acatlán, 4 Oct 1979, O.Téllez & E.Martínez 1084 (CM, CAS);
- hwy. 190, 17 miles from the Oaxaca border in Puebla, alt. 4600 ft., 20 Jul 1979, S.Trott, P.Case, D.Thurm, D.Dunn, L.Hess & C.Dziekanowski 140 (MO, NY);