Nyssa

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. bifida – N. biflora – N. javanica – N. ogeche – N. sinensis – N. sylvatica – N. talamancana – N. ursina
Paleospecies: †N. gergoei – †N. gyoergyi – †N. scottii – †N. spatulata

Name

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

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

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Agathisanthes Blume
  • Ceratostachys Blume
  • Daphniphyllopsis Kurz
  • Streblina Raf.
  • Tupelo Adans.

References

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