Citharexylum berlandieri explained

Citharexylum berlandieri is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States^[1] and Mexico as far south as Oaxaca. Common names include Tamaulipan fiddlewood, Berlandier fiddlewood, negrito fiddlewood, negrito, and es|orcajuela.^[2] It is a shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6m (20feet).^[3] The type specimen of this species was collected from the hills near Las Canoas, San Luis Potosí by Cyrus Pringle in 1890.^[4] It was described as a new species the following year by Benjamin Lincoln Robinson,^[5] who chose the specific epithet to honour French naturalist Jean-Louis Berlandier.^[6]

Uses

The bark of this plant is used for firewood in Mexico.^[7]

External links

• • • Web site: Citharexylum berlandieri . Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little, Jr. (and other publications) . United States Geological Survey .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Negrito, Fiddlewood, Tamaulipan Fiddlewood, Berlandier Fiddlewood, Orcajuela, Zitherwood, Encorba Gallina, Revienta-Cabra, Sauco Hediondo Citharexylum berlandieri . Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs . Texas A&M University . 2009-12-15.
2. Book: Grandtner, Miroslav M. . Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: With Names in Latin, English, French, Spanish and Other Languages . 1 . Elsevier . 2005 . 978-0-444-51784-5 . 211.
3. Book: Everitt, J. H. . Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas . Dale Lynn Drawe . Robert I. Lonard . Texas Tech University Press . 2002 . 978-0-89672-473-0 . 218.
4. Web site: Type of Citharexylum berlandieri B.L.Rob. [family VERBENACEAE] ]. JSTOR Plant Science . JSTOR . 2009-12-14 . 2012-12-06.
5. Web site: Hortipedia. 30 November 2012.
6. Book: Lawson, Russell M. . Frontier Naturalist: Jean Louis Berlandier and the Exploration of Northern Mexico and Texas . 2012 . University of New Mexico Press . 9780826352170 . 203.
7. Web site: Tropical Flower. 2012-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014103755/http://www.tropicalflowerguide.com/fiddlewood-tropical-flowers.html. 2012-10-14. dead.