Cercis canadensis

Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Point Pelee NP, Ontario, Canada

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus: Cercis
Species: Cercis canadensis
Varietates: C. c. var. canadensis – C. c. var. mexicana – C. c. var. orbiculata – C. c. var. texensis

Name

Cercis canadensis L., Sp. Pl.: 374 (1753).

• Lectotypus: LINN-524.2, vide Reveal (1997)

Synonyms

• Cercis canadensis var. alba (Rehder) Bean
• Cercis canadensis f. alba Rehder
• Cercis canadensis f. glabrifolia Fernald
• Cercis canadensis var. plena Sudw.
• Cercis canadensis var. pubescens Pursh
• Cercis dilatata Greene
• Cercis ellipsoidea Greene
• Cercis georgiana Greene
• Siliquastrum canadense (L.) Medik.
• Siliquastrum cordatum Moench

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Introduced into: Transcaucasus, Ukraine References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 374.

Additional references

• Reveal, J.L. 1997. Taxon 46(3): 466.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Cercis canadensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Cercis canadensis. Published online. Accessed: Sep 05 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Cercis canadensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cercis canadensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Redbud
suomi: Amerikanjuudaksenpuu
français: Gainier du Canada
magyar: Kanadai júdásfa

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