Forestiera acuminata

Forestiera acuminata

Forestiera acuminata

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: Forestiera acuminata

Name

Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 664 (1812).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Adelia acuminata Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 225 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Borya acuminata (Michx.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 711 (1806).
  • Bigelovia acuminata (Michx.) Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 39(2): [s.p.] (1819).
• Heterotypic
  • Adelia ovata Desf. ex Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 635 (1807).
  • Borya prinoides Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 66 (1814).
    • Carpoxis prinoides (Willd.) Raf., New Fl. 3: 92 (1838).
    • Forestiera prinoides (Willd.) Raf., New Fl. 3: 92 (1838).
  • Borya retusa Willd., Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 66 (1814).
    • Carpoxis retusa (Willd.) Raf., New Fl. 3: 92 (1838).
    • Forestiera retusa (Willd.) Raf., New Fl. 3: 92 (1838).
  • Borya obovata Desf., Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3: 88 (1829).
  • Carpoxis inermis Raf., New Fl. 3: 92 (1838).
  • Carpoxis nitida Raf., New Fl. 3: 91 (1838).
    • Forestiera nitida Raf., New Fl. 3: 91 (1838).
  • Carpoxis spinosa Raf., New Fl. 3: 92 (1838).
  • Forestiera cuneifolia Raf., New Fl. 3: 91 (1838).
  • Forestiera acuminata var. vestita E.J.Palmer, J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 29 (1923).
    • Forestiera acuminata f. vestita (E.J.Palmer) M.C.Johnst., S. W. Naturalist 2: 146 (1958).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Forestiera acuminata Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee. 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. 1811–1812. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Supplément. Tome 2. 876 pp. Paris: H. Agasse. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Forestiera acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Forestiera acuminata. Published online. Accessed: September 06 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Forestiera acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 September 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Forestiera acuminata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 06. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Forestiera acuminata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Swamp Privet

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