Forestiera
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| Forestiera | |
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| Forestiera pubescens | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Tribe: | Oleeae |
| Genus: | Forestiera Poir.[1] |
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Forestiera is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.[2] Most are shrubs.
[edit] Selected species
- Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. – Eastern Swampprivet
- Forestiera angustifolia Torr. – Narrowleaf Forestiera, Texas Forestiera, Texas Swampprivet
- Forestiera eggersiana Krug & Urban – Inkbush
- Forestiera godfreyi L.C. Anders. – Godfrey's Swampprivet
- Forestiera hondurensis Standley & L.O.Williams (Honduras)
- Forestiera ligustrina (Michx.) Poir. – Upland Swampprivet
- Forestiera neomexicana A.Gray
- Forestiera pubescens Nutt. – Downy Forestiera, Stretchberry
- Forestiera reticulata Torr. – Netleaf Forestiera, Netleaf Swampprivet
- Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. – Caca Ravet
- Forestiera segregata Krug & Urban – Florida Swampprivet
- Forestiera shrevei Standl. – Desert Olive[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Forestiera Poir.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?4728. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ a b "Forestiera Poir.". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32951. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Species Records of Forestiera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?4728. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
[edit] External links
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Data related to Forestiera at Wikispecies
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