Distribution
Native to:
Alabama, Arkansas, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
Introduced into:
Maryland
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Calycomelia caroliniana (Mill.) Kostel. in Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 26 (1844)
- Calycomelia caroliniana (Mill.) Kostel. in Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 1004 (1834)
- Fraxinus americana var. caroliniana (Mill.) D.J.Browne in Trees Amer.: 398 (1846)
- Fraxinus nigra subsp. caroliniana (Mill.) Wesm. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 31(1): 113 (1892)
- Leptalix caroliniana (Mill.) Raf. in New Fl. 2: 93 (1837)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Calycomelia pallida (Bosc) Kostel. in Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 26 (1844)
- Calycomelia platycarpa (Michx.) Kostel. in Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag.: 26 (1844)
- Fraxinus americana var. triptera (Nutt.) D.J.Browne in Trees Amer.: 398 (1846)
- Fraxinus caroliniana subsp. cubensis (Griseb.) Borhidi in Bot. Közlem. 58: 176 (1971)
- Fraxinus caroliniana var. cubensis (Griseb.) Lingelsh. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 221 (1907)
- Fraxinus caroliniana f. hypomalaca Fernald in Rhodora 50: 189 (1948)
- Fraxinus caroliniana f. lasiophylla Fernald & B.G.Schub. in Rhodora 50: 189 (1948)
- Fraxinus caroliniana var. oblaceolata (M.A.Curtis) Fernald & B.G.Schub. in Rhodora 50: 188 (1948)
- Fraxinus caroliniana var. pauciflora (Nutt.) D.B.Ward in Phytologia 93: 69 (2011)
- Fraxinus caroliniana var. platycarpa (Michx.) Lingelsh. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 243(1): 45 (1920)
- Fraxinus caroliniana var. pubescens (M.A.Curtis) Fernald in Rhodora 39: 442 (1937)
- Fraxinus caroliniana f. pubescens (M.A.Curtis) Fernald & B.G.Schub. in Rhodora 50: 188 (1948)
- Fraxinus cordata Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 34 (1838)
- Fraxinus cubensis Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 170 (1866)
- Fraxinus curvidens Hoffmanns. in Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 2: 118 (1828)
- Fraxinus floridana (Wenz.) Sarg. in Silva 14: 39 (1902)
- Fraxinus nigrescens Buckley in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 5 (1862 publ. 1863)
- Fraxinus nuttallii Buckley in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12: 444 (1860 publ. 1861)
- Fraxinus pallida Bosc in Mém. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 9(2): 201 (1808 publ. 1811)
- Fraxinus palustris Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 35 (1838)
- Fraxinus pauciflora Nutt. in N. Amer. Sylv. 3: 61 (1849)
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. cubensis (Griseb.) A.E.Murray in Kalmia 13: 6 (1983)
- Fraxinus pennsylvanica subsp. cubensis (Griseb.) A.E.Murray in Kalmia 13: 6 (1983)
- Fraxinus platycarpa Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 256 (1803)
- Fraxinus platycarpa var. floridana Wenz. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 4: 185 (1883)
- Fraxinus platycarpa var. oblanceolata M.A.Curtis in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 7: 408 (1849)
- Fraxinus platycarpa var. pubescens M.A.Curtis in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 7: 408 (1849)
- Fraxinus platycarpa var. triptera (Nutt.) Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot., ed. 2b: 598 (1861)
- Fraxinus pleurodes Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 35 (1838)
- Fraxinus triptera Nutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 232 (1818)
- Leptalix cordata Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 34 (1838)
- Leptalix pallida (Bosc) Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 33 (1838)
- Leptalix palustris Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 35 (1838)
- Leptalix platycarpa (Michx.) Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 35 (1838)
- Leptalix pleurodes Raf. in Alsogr. Amer.: 35 (1838)
- Samarpses triptera (Nutt.) Raf. in New Fl. 2: 93 (1837)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
- Wallander, E. (2008). Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of Dioecy. Plant Systematics and Evolution 273: 25-49.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash, G.V. [941], Florida | K000978666 | Yes | |||
| Nelson, A. [2085], Arizona | K000978667 | Yes | |||
| Jun 1, 2005 | Wright, C. [45], Cuba | Fraxinus caroliniana var. cubensis | K000096694 | isotype | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0