Citharexylum berlandieri

Citharexylum berlandieri
Citharexylum berlandieri
Conservation status

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Citharexylum
Species: C. berlandieri
Binomial name
Citharexylum berlandieri
B.L.Rob.[2]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. Retrieved 2009-12-15. 
  2. ^ a b "Citharexylum berlandieri B. L. Rob.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1997-05-22. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10656. Retrieved 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. Retrieved 2009-12-15. 
  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 9780444517845. http://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 9780896724730. http://books.google.com/books?id=8cEq7weUPYYC. 

External links

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