Ebenopsis Explained

Ebenopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to Mexico and Texas.

The name is derived from the Greek words ἔβενος (ébenos), meaning ebony, and ὄψις (opsis), meaning "view."^[1]

Species

• Ebenopsis caesalpinioides
• Ebenopsis confinis (Standl.) Britton & Rose
• Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes - Texas ebony (Southern Texas in the United States, eastern Mexico)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Meanings of Latin names . Dendrology at Virginia Tech . Virginia Polytechnic and State University . 2010-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100125101508/http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/syllabus/meanings.cfm . 2010-01-25 . dead .
2. Web site: Species Records of Ebenopsis . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2009-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014192826/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?17716 . 2008-10-14 . dead .