| Citharexylum berlandieri | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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 | |
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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
- ^ a b "Citharexylum berlandieri - B.L. Robins. Negrito Fiddlewood". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2009-12-15.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Citharexylum berlandieri". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Grandtner, Miroslav M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and Other Languages. Vol. 1. Elsevier. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-444-51784-5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Type of Citharexylum berlandieri B.L.Rob. [family VERBENACEAE]". JSTOR Plant Science. JSTOR. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "Hortipedia". Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tropical Flower". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
External links
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Media related to
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Data related to
Citharexylum berlandieri at Wikispecies - "Citharexylum berlandieri" (PDF). Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little, Jr. (and other publications). United States Geological Survey.
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