Forestiera | |
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Forestiera pubescens | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Tribe: | Oleeae |
Subtribe: | Oleinae |
Genus: |
Forestiera Poir. [1] |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Forestiera is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. [3] [4] Most are shrubs.
There are about 20 species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Ecuador and the southern half of the United States. [2] [5] Phylogenetics indicate that Forestiera is sister to Hesperelaea, an extinct North American lineage. [6]
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Forestiera | |
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![]() | |
Forestiera pubescens | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Tribe: | Oleeae |
Subtribe: | Oleinae |
Genus: |
Forestiera Poir. [1] |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Forestiera is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. [3] [4] Most are shrubs.
There are about 20 species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Ecuador and the southern half of the United States. [2] [5] Phylogenetics indicate that Forestiera is sister to Hesperelaea, an extinct North American lineage. [6]
Media related to
Forestiera at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to
Forestiera at Wikispecies