21-514: Lentisco is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Malosma laurina , native to California Pistacia lentiscus , native to the Mediterranean [REDACTED] Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name). If an internal link led you here, you may wish to edit
42-464: A monocot or palaeodicot flower is three, or a multiple of three. The development and form of the sepals vary considerably among flowering plants . They may be free (polysepalous) or fused together (gamosepalous). Often, the sepals are much reduced, appearing somewhat awn -like, or as scales, teeth, or ridges. Most often such structures protrude until the fruit is mature and falls off. Examples of flowers with much-reduced perianths are found among
63-400: A length of 13 feet (4.0 m) – Aristolochia grandiflora , the largest of all calyces. Similarly to ordinary leaves, sepals are capable of performing photosynthesis . However, photosynthesis in sepals occurs at a slower rate than in ordinary leaves due to sepals having a lower stomatal density which limits the spaces for gas exchange. After flowering, most plants have no more use for
84-492: A smooth, flattish stone inside (see photo). In bloom, the flowers give off a "woodsy-herbal" smell that is likened to both green apples and turpentine. Malosma laurina is distributed along the southern California coastline (primarily from Point Conception south to La Paz ), and on several of the Channel Islands lying off the coast. Several records of the species have also been made north of Point Conception, around
105-492: Is a plant genus which contains only a single species, Malosma laurina , with the common names laurel sumac and lentisco (Spanish). Malosma laurina is found along the southern California and Baja California coasts of the Pacific Ocean . Malosma laurina is a large, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree growing 3 to 5 meters (10–15 feet) tall. The leaves have a taco shell shape. When flattened, they have
126-477: Is an understory associate with Engelmann oak ( Quercus engelmannii ), valley oak ( Q. lobata ), coast live oak ( Q. agrifolia ), and California black walnut ( Juglans californica ). The common name "laurel" was chosen because the foliage is reminiscent of bay laurel – Laurus nobilis , an otherwise unrelated shrub and small tree of the Mediterranean Basin . The species was previously assigned to
147-539: Is derived from Greek κύλιξ kylix 'cup, goblet'; both words have been used interchangeably in botanical Latin. The term tepal is usually applied when the parts of the perianth are difficult to distinguish, e.g. the petals and sepals share the same color or the petals are absent and the sepals are colorful. When the undifferentiated tepals resemble petals, they are referred to as "petaloid", as in petaloid monocots , orders of monocots with brightly colored tepals. Since they include Liliales , an alternative name
168-419: Is lilioid monocots. Examples of plants in which the term tepal is appropriate include genera such as Aloe and Tulipa . In contrast, genera such as Rosa and Phaseolus have well-distinguished sepals and petals. The number of sepals in a flower is its merosity . Flower merosity is indicative of a plant's classification. The merosity of a eudicot flower is typically four or five. The merosity of
189-428: The grasses . In some flowers, the sepals are fused towards the base, forming a calyx tube (as in the family Lythraceae , and Fabaceae ). In other flowers (e.g., Rosaceae, Myrtaceae), a hypanthium includes the bases of sepals, petals, and the attachment points of the stamens . Mechanical cues may be responsible for sepal growth and there is a strong evidence suggesting that microtubules are present and determine
210-531: The calyx which withers or becomes vestigial, although in a few plants such as Lodoicea and eggplant ( Solanum melongena ) the calyx grows along with the fruit, possibly to protect the attachment point. Some plants retain a thorny calyx, either dried or live, as protection for the fruit or seeds. Examples include species of Acaena , some of the Solanaceae (for example the Tomatillo , Physalis philadelphica ), and
231-579: The city of Arroyo Grande, California. Malosma laurina is not frost-hardy. Malosma laurina occurs in coastal sage scrub , chaparral , and oak woodland formations. It occasionally grows in nearly pure stands in coastal sage scrub; more frequently, it codominates with California sagebrush ( Artemisia californica ) and black, white, or purple sage ( Salvia mellifera , S. apiana , or S. leucophylla ). In mixed chaparral, it often codominates with bigpod ceanothus ( Ceanothus megacarpus ) and spiny ceanothus ( C. spinosus ). In woodlands, Malosma laurina
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#1733085891095252-430: The dried fruits of Malosma laurina — perhaps as a flour or meal — and also used the root bark to make a tea for treating dysentery . Sepal A sepal ( / ˈ s ɛ p əl , ˈ s iː p əl / ) is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom. The term sepalum
273-476: The genus Rhus , and was known as Rhus laurina . Malosma laurina is used as a landscape plant, native plant , drought tolerant , and wildlife gardens in frost-free areas. Naturally occurring plants have been used as "sentinel plants" by avocado and citrus growers to indicate areas that are free of frost and suitable for their orchards in Southern California. The Chumash crushed and ate
294-438: The linking article so that it links directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lentisco&oldid=1060507393 " Category : Set index articles on plant common names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Malosma laurina Malosma
315-494: The scent. Laurel sumac has adapted to fire return intervals of 50-100+ years in the chaparral areas where it grows, and after a fire burns its above ground parts, a large burl underground resprouts new stems and leaves. In southern California where it grows, the winters are relatively wet and the summers are dry (a Mediterranean climate ). The laurel sumac grows new leaves and stems all year long, even during dry season. Most other plants where it grows stop growing leaves during
336-408: The shape of laurel leaves, with lance-shaped leaf blades up to 10 cm (4") long. The tips of the stems, little stem attaching the leaf to the stems ( petiole ), the veins of the leaves, and the edges of the leaves, are a glowing reddish color all year long. The fragrant leaves and stems give chaparral its characteristic fragrance. The leaves and stems are full of volatile compounds that give it
357-399: The soil) California dodder ( Cuscuta californica ), which dies in the summer on other plants, can be seen covering laurel sumac in large stringy "cobwebs" of yellow/orange color. Laurel sumac is sensitive to cold and tolerates extended freezing conditions poorly. Orange growers in the early history of southern California used to pick places to plant their oranges based on where laurel sumac
378-415: The summer dry season and focus their energies on their root systems. The fragrant saps flow through laurel sumac all year to supply the leaves. One effect of this is that laurel sumac is one of the first plants that resprout after a fire, before the winter rains cause other plants to stop being dormant for the dry season. Another effect is that the parasitic plant (a plant that grows into other plants, not
399-436: The tensile strength and direction of growth at a molecular level. Morphologically , both sepals and petals are modified leaves. The calyx (the sepals) and the corolla (the petals) are the outer sterile whorls of the flower, which together form what is known as the perianth . In some plants, such as Aristolochia , the calyx is the primary whorl, forming a flower up to 20 inches (51 cm) wide, with one sepal growing to
420-612: Was coined by Noël Martin Joseph de Necker in 1790, and derived from Ancient Greek σκέπη ( sképē ) 'covering'. Collectively, the sepals are called the calyx (plural: calyces), the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. The word calyx was adopted from the Latin calyx , not to be confused with calix 'cup, goblet'. The Latin calyx is derived from Greek κάλυξ kalyx 'bud, calyx, husk, wrapping' ( cf. Sanskrit kalika 'bud'), while calix
441-448: Was growing because this indicated it would not get too cold for oranges if laurel sumac could grow there. The very small flowers have five white petals and five-lobed green sepals . Large clusters of these flowers occur at the ends of twigs in late spring and early summer. The clusters ( panicles ) are 7–15 cm (3 to 6 ") long, and are reminiscent of lilac (see photo). The fruit is a whitish drupe 3 mm (1/8") in diameter with
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