Forestiera

Forestiera pubescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Oleeae
Subtribus: Oleinae
Genus: Forestiera
Species: F. acuminata – F. angustifolia – F. cartaginensis – F. corollata – F. durangensis – F. ecuadorensis – F. eggersiana – F. godfreyi – F. isabeliae – F. ligustrina – F. macrocarpa – F. phillyreoides – F. pubescens – F. racemosa – F. reticulata – F. rhamnifolia – F. rotundifolia – F. segregata – F. selleana – F. shrevei – F. tomentosa – F. veracruzana

Name

Forestiera Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 132 (1810).

• Type species: Borya cassinoides Willd.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adelia P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 361 (1756), nom. rej.
  • Borya Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 711 (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Bigelovia Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 39(2): [s.p.] (1819).
  • Nudilus Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 176 (1833).
  • Carpoxis Raf., New Fl. 3: 89 (1838).
  • Geisarina Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 5 (1838).
  • Piptolepis Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 29 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexican Pacific Islands, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands, Windward Islands. Regional: Western South America Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1810. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Supplément. Tome 1. xviii + 761 pp. Paris: H. Agasse. BHL Reference page.  [See page 132.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Forestiera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Forestiera. Published online. Accessed: August 11 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Forestiera. Accessed: 11 August 2024.

Vernacular names

مصرى: فوريستيرا
Deutsch: Adelien
English: swampprivet
italiano: Piptolepis

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