Cercocarpus fothergilloides

Klamath mountain mahogany
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cercocarpus
Species: C. fothergilloides
Binomial name
Cercocarpus fothergilloides
Kunth 1824 not Torr. 1828
Synonyms[1]
  • Cercocarpus mojadensis C.K.Schneid.

Cercocarpus fothergilloides is a Mexican plant species in the rose family. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Tamaulipas and Coahuila south as far as Oaxaca.[2]

Cercocarpus fothergilloides is a shrub or small tree sometimes reaching 5 meters (17 feet) in height but usually much shorter. Leaves are egg-shaped, thick and leathery, with a thick coat of hairs on the underside but nearly hairless on the upper side. Flowers are borne in groups of 5-10.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Cercocarpus fothergilloides var. mojadensis (C.K. Schneid.) Henrickson
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Cercocarpus fothergilloides Kunth
  3. ↑ Rydberg, Per Axel, in Britton, Nathaniel Lord. 1913. North American Flora 22(5): 419.
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