Leitneria

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{{Inc| Leitneria (after Leitner, a German naturalist, killed in Fla. during the Seminole war). Leitneriaceae. Cork Wood. A small tree or shrub, the only representative of the family which is most nearly related to the Myricaceae and Salicacea:; sparingly branched, the stems swollen at the base, spreading by suckers: Leaves alternate, entire, rather large, without stipules: flowers. diooecious in axillary catkins before the leaves; staminate flowers- without perianth, with 3-12 stamens; pistillate consisting of a short-stalked pubescent ovary with small gland-fringed scales at the base; style slender: fruits an oblong pointed compressed, 1-seeded drupe. One species in Fla.and Texas to S. Mo. The exceedingly light wood is occasionally used for the floats of fishing-nets. Hardy as far north as Mass.; it grows best in peaty, humid or swampy soil. Propogation readily by suckers which are freely produced in established plants. L. floridana, Chapm. Occasionally to 20 ft.: Leaves - elliptic-lanceolate to lanceolate, acute or acuminate, pubescent below, 4—6 in. long: staminatc catkins 1 - 1 1/4 in long; pistillate smaller and slenderer: fruits 1-4, 3/4 in. long. —The plant has no claim to ornamental qualities,but is botanically interesting.

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