Nyssa

Nyssa aquatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cornales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Cornales

Familia: Nyssaceae
Genus: Nyssa
Species: N. aquatica – N. bidoupensis – N. bifida – N. biflora – N. hongiaoensis – N. javanica – N. ogeche – N. sinensis – N. sylvatica – N. talamancana
Paleospecies: †N. gergoei – †N. gyoergyi – †N. scottii – †N. spatulata

Name

Nyssa Gronov. ex L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1058 (1753)

• Type species: Nyssa aquatica L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1058 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agathisanthes Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 645 (1826)
  • Ceratostachys Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 644 (1826)
  • Daphniphyllopsis Kurz in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 44: 201 (1875)
  • Streblina Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 74 (1840)
  • Tupelo Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 80 (1763)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America' Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hainan, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Vietnam, Wisconsin Regional: canada Ontario Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast Continental: Southern America' Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá Continental: Asia-tropical' Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya Regional: Southeastern asia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1058. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Manchester, Steven. R. 1994. Fruits and seeds of the Middle Eocene Nut Beds Flora, Clarno Formation, Oregon. Palaeontographica Americana 58: 1–205.
• Tan, Y.H. & Deng, Y.F. 2016. The identity of Nyssa yunnanensis (Cornaceae). Phytotaxa 252(4): 293-297. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.252.4.7 Reference page. 
• Wang, N., Milne, R.I., Jacques, F.M.B., Sun, B.L., Zhang, C.Q. & Yang, J.B. 2012. Phylogeny and a revised classification of the Chinese species of Nyssa (Nyssaceae) based on morphological and molecular data. Taxon 61: 344–354. Full text from ResearchGate

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Nyssa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Nyssa. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 10 2016.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nyssa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 27 February 2008.
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Tupelobäume
English: Tupelos, Pepperidge Trees
suomi: Tupelot

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