Fraxinus nigra

Fraxinus nigra

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: Fraxininae
Genus: Fraxinus
Sectio: F. sect. Fraxinus
Species: Fraxinus nigra

Name

Fraxinus nigra Marshall, Arbust. Amer.: 51 (1785).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calycomelia nigra (Marshall) Kostel., Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 26 (1844).
  • Fraxinoides nigra (Marshall) Medik., Beytr. Pfl.-Anat.: 399 (1800).
  • Fraxinus americana var. nigra (Marshall) Weston, Bot. Univ. 1: 110 (1770).
  • Leptalix nigra (Marshall) Raf., Alsogr. Amer.: 33 (1838).

• Homotypic
  • Fraxinus americana var. sambucifolia (Lam.) D.J.Browne, Trees Amer. 396 (1846).
  • Fraxinus nigra f. cucullata G.Kirchn., Arbor. Muscav.: 512 (1864).
  • Fraxinus nigra var. sambucifolia (Lam.) Castigl., Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 244 (1790).
  • Fraxinus sambucifolia Lam., Encycl. 2: 549 (1788).
  • Fraxinus sambucifolia var. cucullata Laurentius, Nursery Cat. 40: 7 (1868).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada Newfoundland, Ontario. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Maryland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Wallander, E. 2008. Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy. Plant Systematics and Evolution 273(1–2): 25–49. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-008-0005-3 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Jerome, D., Westwood, M., Oldfield, S. & Romero-Severson, J. 2017. Fraxinus nigra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Critically Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T61918683A61918721.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Fraxinus nigra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Fraxinus nigra. Published online. Accessed: December 19 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Fraxinus nigra. Accessed: 19 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Fraxinus nigra. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 19. Reference page. 

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