Forestiera

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Forestiera
Forestiera pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Tribe: Oleeae
Genus: Forestiera
Poir.[1]
Species

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Forestiera is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets.[2][3] Most are shrubs.

There are about 12 species.[4]

Species include:[2][5]

  • 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 swampprivet
  • Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. caca ravet
  • Forestiera segregata Krug & Urban Florida swampprivet
  • Forestiera shrevei Standl. desert olive

References

  1. "Forestiera Poir.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Forestiera Poir.". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  3. Forestiera. USDA PLANTS.
  4. Forestiera pubescens. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  5. "Species Records of Forestiera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 

External links

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