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Genus of flowering plants
Forestiera is a genus of
flowering plants in the
olive family,
Oleaceae . Members of the genus are often called swampprivets .
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[4] Most are
shrubs .
There are about 20 species, native to
Mexico ,
Central America , the
West Indies ,
Ecuador and the southern half of the
United States .
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Phylogenetics indicate that Forestiera is sister to
Hesperelaea , an extinct North American lineage.
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Species include:
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Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. – eastern swampprivet - central and southeastern United States
Forestiera angustifolia Torr. – narrowleaf forestiera, Texas forestiera, Texas swampprivet - Texas, northeastern Mexico
Forestiera cartaginensis Donn. Central America, southern Mexico
Forestiera corollata Cornejo & Wallander Guatemala
Forestiera durangensis Standl. - Durango
Forestiera ecuadorensis Cornejo & Bonifaz - Ecuador
Forestiera eggersiana Krug & Urban – inkbush - Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands
Forestiera godfreyi L.C. Anders. – Godfrey's swampprivet - Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Forestiera isabelae Hammel & Cornejo - Costa Rica
Forestiera ligustrina (Michx.) Poir. – upland swamp-privet - Texas, southeastern United States
Forestiera macrocarpa Brandegee - Baja California Sur
Forestiera phillyreoides (Benth.) Torr. in W.H.Emory - central and southern Mexico
Forestiera pubescens
Nutt. – downy forestiera, stretchberry - southwestern United States, northern Mexico
Forestiera racemosa S.Watson - Nuevo León
Forestiera reticulata Torr. – netleaf swampprivet - western Texas
Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. – caca ravet - Central America, West Indies, southern Mexico, Isla Socorro
Forestiera segregata Krug & Urban – Florida swampprivet - Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, much of West Indies including Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Cayman Islands
Forestiera selleana Urb. & Ekman - Hispaniola
Forestiera shrevei Standl. – desert olive - Arizona
Forestiera tomentosa S.Watson - central and southern Mexico
References
External links
Media related to
Forestiera at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to
Forestiera at Wikispecies