Esenbeckia (plant)
Esenbeckia is a genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae.[1] All species in the genus are native to the Americas, with the highest diversity in South America.[3] They are commonly known as jopoy,[4] the Mayan word for E. berlandieri,[5][6] or gasparillo (Spanish).[4]
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| Esenbeckia pumila | |
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| Tribe: | Cusparieae |
| Genus: | Esenbeckia |
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| Esenbeckia pilocarpoides Kunth[2] | |
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Taxonomy
The generic name commemorates German naturalist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776 - 1858).[3] The Takhtajan system places the genus in the subfamily Rutoideae, tribe Cusparieae,[7] while Germplasm Resources Information Network places it in the subfamily Toddalioideae, tribe Cusparieae.[1]
Selected species
- Esenbeckia alata (H.Karst. & Triana) Triana & Planch. — Winged Esenbeckia, Coya, Cuala-cuala (Colombia)[4]
- Esenbeckia berlandieri Baill. ex Hemsl. — Berlandier Esenbeckia, Hueso de Tigre, Limonillo (Mexico, Central America)[4]
- Esenbeckia flava Brandegee — Yellow Esenbeckia, Palo Amarillo, Palo Morio (Baja California Sur, Mexico)[4]
- Esenbeckia grandiflora Mart.
- Esenbeckia hartmanii B.L.Rob. & Fernald — Hartman Esenbeckia, Crucecilla, Sámota (Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico)[4]
- Esenbeckia leiocarpa Engl. (Atlantic moist forests, Brazil)
- Esenbeckia pilocarpoides Kunth
- Esenbeckia pumila Pohl
- Esenbeckia runyonii C.V.Morton — Runyon's Esenbeckia, Limoncillo (Sierra Madre Oriental in northeastern Mexico, Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States)[8]
Formerly placed here
- Balfourodendron riedelianum (Engl.) Engl. (as E. riedeliana Engl.)[9]
References
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- "Esenbeckia Kunth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2008-03-20. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- "Esenbeckia Kunth". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- Everett, Thomas H. (1981). The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture. 4. Courier Corporation. p. 1268. ISBN 978-0-8240-7234-6.
- Grandtner, Miroslav M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and Other Languages. 1. Elsevier. pp. 335–336. ISBN 978-0-444-51784-5.
- Nokes, Jill (2001). How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest (2 ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-292-75573-4.
- Jopoy is also the word for Ficus spp. in Teenek (Wastek language), see Alcorn, Janis B. (1984). Huastec Mayan Ethnobotany. University of Texas Press. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-292-71543-1.
- Takhtajan, Armen (2009). Flowering Plants (2 ed.). Springer. p. 375. ISBN 9781402096082.
- "Esenbeckia Kunth Subordinate Taxa". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- "GRIN Species Records of Esenbeckia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2000-11-01. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
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