Nyssa aquatica

Nyssa aquatica

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: Nyssa aquatica

Name

Nyssa aquatica L., 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Nyssa angulisans Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 259 (1803)
  • Nyssa angulosa Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 507 (1798)
  • Nyssa candicans var. grandidentata D.J.Browne in Trees America: 426 (1846)
  • Nyssa dentata Michx. in J. Hist. Nat. 1: 413 (1792)
  • Nyssa denticulata Aiton in Hort. Kew. 3: 446 (1789)
  • Nyssa grandidentata F.Michx. in Hist. Arbr. Forest. 2: 252 (1811)
  • Nyssa palustris Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 175 (1796)
  • Nyssa tomentosa Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 259 (1803)
  • Nyssa uniflora Wangenh. in Beytr. Teut. Forstwiss.: 83 (1787)
  • Streblina denticulata (Raf.) Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 74 (1840)
  • Bumelia denticulata Raf. in New Fl. 3: 29 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Nyssa aquatica Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas 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

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.) 2016. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 12: Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. 603 pp. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-064372-0. efloras FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nyssa aquatica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nyssa aquatica. Published online. Accessed: August 16 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Nyssa aquatica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Nyssa aquatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 August 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nyssa aquatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• IUCN: Nyssa aquatica L.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

العربية: طوبال مائي
Deutsch: Wasser-Tupelobaum
English: Water Tupelo, Cottongum, Sourgum, Tupelo-gum, Water-gum
français: Tupelo aquatique

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