ID_PLANT: MAPO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Maclura pomifera
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Last Modified: 2016-12-30
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: MACLU GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Maclura GENUS AUTHORITY: Nutt. GENUS COMMON: Maclura GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 3-11 species, trees, of sc. North America and e. Asia. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Wunderlin in FNA (1997); Endress & Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: MORACE FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Moraceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: Lindley 1847 FAMILY COMMON: Mulberry Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 38 genera and 1100 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and (few) warm temperate areas. FAMILY REFERENCE: Wunderlin in FNA (1997); Rohwer & Berg in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Maclura pomifera
COMMON NAME: Osage-orange, Bow-wood, Bois-d'arc, Hedge-apple
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K1, K2, Pa, RAB, Va, W, WH3, WV; = Toxylon pomiferum Rafinesque ex Sargent - S]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-Jun; Oct.
HABITAT: Fields, hedgerows, forests, naturalized from extensive planting in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, native of TX, OK, AR, and LA.
COMMENTS: The large fruits are unmistakable: yellowish-green, grapefruit-sized, and wrinkled, reminiscent of a giant, spherical mulberry fruit. The wood is extremely heavy, fine-grained, a bright yellow-orange when fresh, but darkening with age, famous for making bows and also used in cabinetry.
RANGE MAP: Maclura pomifera.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Moraceae Lindley 1847 (Mulberry Family) SUMMARY: A family of about 38 genera and 1100 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, of tropical, subtropical, and (few) warm temperate areas. REFERENCE: Wunderlin in FNA (1997); Rohwer & Berg in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Maclura Nutt. (Maclura) SUMMARY: A genus of 3-11 species, trees, of sc. North America and e. Asia. REFERENCE: Wunderlin in FNA (1997); Endress & Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
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