Nyssa sylvatica

Nyssa sylvatica

Nyssa sylvatica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Nyssaceae
Genus: Nyssa
Species: Nyssa sylvatica

Name

Nyssa sylvatica Marshall, 1785

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nyssa multiflora var. sylvatica (Marshall) S.Watson in Bibl. Index N. Amer. Bot.: 442 (1878), nom. superfl.
  • Nyssa sylvatica var. typica Fernald in Rhodora 37: 434 (1935), not validly publ.

• Heterotypic
  • Nyssa canadensis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 507 (1798)
  • Nyssa caroliniana Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 507 (1798)
  • Nyssa ciliata Raf. in Atlantic J. 1: 176 (1833)
  • Nyssa integrifolia Aiton in Hort. Kew. 3: 446 (1789)
  • Nyssa integrifolia var. glauca Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 614 (1807)
  • Nyssa multiflora Wangenh. in Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 46 (1787)
  • Nyssa multiflora Elliott in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 684 (1824)
  • Nyssa sylvatica var. aquatica Sarg. in Gard. & Forest 2: 435 (1889)
  • Nyssa sylvatica var. caroliniana (Poir.) Fernald in Rhodora 37: 436 (1935)
  • Nyssa sylvatica var. dilatata Fernald in Rhodora 37: 436 (1935)
  • Nyssa villosa Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 258 (1803)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Nyssa sylvatica Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusettst, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Ontario Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Marshall, H. 1785. Arbustrum Americanum: The American grove, or, An alphabetical catalogue of forest trees and shrubs, natives of the American United States, arranged according to the Linnaean system 174 pp. Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 97

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.) 2016. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 12: Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. 603 pp. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-064372-0. efloras FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nyssa sylvatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nyssa sylvatica. Published online. Accessed: August 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Nyssa sylvatica. 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 August 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Nyssa sylvatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 August 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nyssa sylvatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: black tupelo
suomi: Mustatupelo

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