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FIRSTRECORDOFCLITORIAMARIANA(LFGUMINOSAE) INWESTERNTEXAS Brian P.Oswald^ Mohammad Bataineh ArthurTempleCollegeofForestry ArthurTempleCollegeofForestry StephenFAustinStateUniversity StephenFAustinStateUniversity Nacogdoches,TX75965U.S.A. Nacogdoches,TX75965U.S.A. [email protected] [email protected] AmandaRountree ArthurTempleCollegeofForestry StephenF.AustinStateUniversity Nacogdoches,TX75965U.S.A. [email protected] ThegenusCliioriaincludes35speciesthataremostlycommoninwarmerparts oftheworld.Commonnamesolpigeon-wingsorbutterflypeaareusedforthe entiregenus(Correll&Johnston1996J.CliioriamarianaL.isaperennialherb foundthroughouttheUnitedStates,includingeasternTexas.Thisspecificspe- ciesisreportedasfrequentineasternandcentralTexasandinfrequentinsouth- ernArizonafromtheChiricahuatotheBaboquivariMountains,thuscreating awidegapinthedistributionalrangeofthespecies(Correll&Johnston1996; Turneretal.2003).InArizonaitisfoundunderjunipersandlive-oaksmrich soils(Kearney&Peebles1964).Conlirmedidentificationofthisspecieswas madeduringarecentstudyol PinuspondavsaL.andadjacentcommunities withintheDavisMountainsolwestTexas.Thespecieswasfoundatthebottom ofaslopeatapproximately1900melevationwherethesoilsweretherichestin thegeneralareaunderponderosapine,withassociatedspeciesincludingMexi- canPinyon(P.cemhroidesZucc.J,Alligatorjumper{juniperusdeppeanaSteud.), andTexasMadrone(ArbutusxalapensisBuckl.).Thisisthewesternmostfind- ingofClitoriamarianamTexas.Theisolatedfindingreportedheresupports similarconditionsdescribedlorsouthernArizona.Clitoriamarianamaybe foundinotherscatteredlocationsacrosstheMadreanProvince. VoucherSpecimen:U.S.A.TEXAS.JeffDavisCo.:TNCDavisMountainsPreserve,MaderaCanyon. W104°7'30"N30°39'30",elevation1^00m.ponderosapinecommunity,growinginsandyloam soil,14Aug2003,MohammadBatainehandAmandaRnunlrccJ(SRSC). ACKNOWLHDGMENTS WegratefullythankBillieL.TurnerandA.MichaelPowellfortheiridentifica- tionofthespecimenandfortheirextensiveassistanceinplantidentificationin 'CorrespondingAuthor SIDA21{1):507-508.2004 508 BRIT.ORG/SIDA21(1) thefield.OurspecialthanksareextendedtotheSulRossStateUniversityher- barium(SRSC)forspecimenstorageandwealsothankChrisDavisandAllan Pringlefortheirfieldvv^ork. REFERENCES CoRRELL,D.S.andM.C.Johnston.1996.ManualofthevascularplantsofTexas.TheUniversity ofTexasatDallas. KEARNFY,T.H.andR.H.PrtRLfs.1964.Arizonaflora.UniversityofCaliforniaPress,Berkeley. Turner,B.L.,H.Nichols,G.C.Dfnny,andO.Dordn.2003.AtlasofthevascularplantsofTexas. Volume1,Dicots.Sida,Bot.Misc.24.BotanicalResearchInstituteofTexas,FortWorth.