Fraxinus dubia
| Fraxinus dubia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Fraxinus |
| Species: | F. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Fraxinus dubia (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) P.S. Green & M. Nee | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fraxinus dubia is a plant species native to Mexico and Central America. It has been reported from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Chiapas and Veracruz.[2][3]
Fraxinus dubia is a tree up to 11 m (37 feet) tall. Leaves are thick, evergreen, glabrous, up to 15 cm (8 inches) long, (1-)5-9-foliate. Flowers are borne in panicles up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) long. Fruits are about 2.5 cm (1.0 inches) long with oblanceolate wings, the part of the fruit containing the seed about 8 mm (0.3 inches) long.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ Green, P. S. 1991. Notes on Oleaceae for `Flora Mesoamericana'. Kew Bulletin 46(2): 273–276.
- ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
- ↑ Lundell, Cyrus Longworth 1968. Studies of tropical American plants. Wrightia 4(2): 79-96.
- ↑ Green, Peter Shaw, Nee, Michael Harley. 1991. Kew Bulletin 46(2): 274.
- ↑ Schultes, Josef (Joseph) August
- ↑ Wallander. 2008. Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy. Plant Systematics and Evolution 273(1–2): 25–49.
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