Biology:Citharexylum berlandieri

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Citharexylum berlandieri
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Citharexylum
Species:
C. berlandieri
Binomial name
Citharexylum berlandieri
B.L.Rob.[2]
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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]

Uses

The bark of this plant is used for firewood in Mexico.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Citharexylum berlandieri - B.L. Robins. Negrito Fiddlewood". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?sourceTemplate=tabular_report.wmt&loadTemplate=species_RptComprehensive.wmt&selectedReport=RptComprehensive.wmt&summaryView=tabular_report.wmt&elKey=160984&paging=home&save=true&startIndex=1&nextStartIndex=1&reset=false&offPageSelectedElKey=160984&offPageSelectedElType=species&offPageYesNo=true&post_processes=&radiobutton=radiobutton&selectedIndexes=160984. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  2. 2.0 2.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Citharexylum berlandieri | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2009-12-15 }}
  3. "Negrito, Fiddlewood, Tamaulipan Fiddlewood, Berlandier Fiddlewood, Orcajuela, Zitherwood, Encorba Gallina, Revienta-Cabra, Sauco Hediondo Citharexylum berlandieri ". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/citharexylumberland.htm. 
  4. Grandtner, Miroslav M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and Other Languages. 1. Elsevier. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-444-51784-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=yjc5ZYWtkNAC. 
  5. Everitt, J. H.; Dale Lynn Drawe; Robert I. Lonard (2002). Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=8cEq7weUPYYC. 
  6. "Type of Citharexylum berlandieri B.L.Rob. [family VERBENACEAE"]. JSTOR Plant Science. JSTOR. 2009-12-14. http://plants.jstor.org/specimen/s-g-1417?history=true. 
  7. "Hortipedia". http://en.hortipedia.com/wiki/Citharexylum_berlandieri. 
  8. Lawson, Russell M. (2012). Frontier Naturalist: Jean Louis Berlandier and the Exploration of Northern Mexico and Texas. University of New Mexico Press. p. 203. ISBN 9780826352170. 
  9. "Tropical Flower". http://tropicalflowerguide.com/fiddlewood-tropical-flowers.html. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5122421 entry