Citharexylum berlandieri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Verbenaceae |
Genus: | Citharexylum |
Species: | C. berlandieri
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Binomial name | |
Citharexylum berlandieri | |
Natural range of Citharexylum berlandieri |
Citharexylum berlandieri is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States [3] and Mexico as far south as Oaxaca. [2] Common names include Tamaulipan fiddlewood, Berlandier fiddlewood, negrito fiddlewood, [1] negrito, and orcajuela. [4] It is a shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft). [5] The type specimen of this species was collected from the hills near Las Canoas, San Luis Potosí by Cyrus Pringle in 1890. [6] It was described as a new species the following year by Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, [7] who chose the specific epithet to honour French naturalist Jean-Louis Berlandier. [8]
The bark of this plant is used for firewood in Mexico. [9]
Citharexylum berlandieri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Verbenaceae |
Genus: | Citharexylum |
Species: | C. berlandieri
|
Binomial name | |
Citharexylum berlandieri | |
Natural range of Citharexylum berlandieri |
Citharexylum berlandieri is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States [3] and Mexico as far south as Oaxaca. [2] Common names include Tamaulipan fiddlewood, Berlandier fiddlewood, negrito fiddlewood, [1] negrito, and orcajuela. [4] It is a shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft). [5] The type specimen of this species was collected from the hills near Las Canoas, San Luis Potosí by Cyrus Pringle in 1890. [6] It was described as a new species the following year by Benjamin Lincoln Robinson, [7] who chose the specific epithet to honour French naturalist Jean-Louis Berlandier. [8]
The bark of this plant is used for firewood in Mexico. [9]