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Esenbeckia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Rutaceae

Tribe
  
Cusparieae

Higher classification
  
Rutaceae

Order
  
Sapindales

Subfamily
  
Toddalioideae

Scientific name
  
Esenbeckia

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Esenbeckia leiocarpa, Rutaceae, Balfourodendron, Helietta, Dictyoloma

Esenbeckia is a genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. All species in the genus are native to the Americas, with the highest diversity in South America. They are commonly known as jopoy, the Mayan word for E. berlandieri, or gasparillo (Spanish).

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Taxonomy

Esenbeckia (plant) Esenbeckia leiocarpa Wikipedia

The generic name commemorates German naturalist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776 - 1858). The Takhtajan system places the genus in the subfamily Rutoideae, tribe Cusparieae, while Germplasm Resources Information Network places it in the subfamily Toddalioideae, tribe Cusparieae.

Selected species

Esenbeckia (plant) Texas Native Plants Database

  • Esenbeckia alata (H.Karst. & Triana) Triana & Planch. – Winged Esenbeckia, Coya, Cuala-cuala (Colombia)
  • Esenbeckia berlandieri Baill. ex Hemsl. – Berlandier Esenbeckia, Hueso de Tigre, Limonillo (Mexico, Central America)
  • Esenbeckia flava Brandegee – Yellow Esenbeckia, Palo Amarillo, Palo Morio (Baja California Sur, Mexico)
  • Esenbeckia grandiflora Mart.
  • Esenbeckia hartmanii B.L.Rob. & Fernald – Hartman Esenbeckia, Crucecilla, Sámota (Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico)
  • Esenbeckia leiocarpa Engl. (Atlantic moist forests, Brazil)
  • Esenbeckia pilocarpoides Kunth
  • Esenbeckia pumila Pohl
  • Esenbeckia runyonii C.V.Morton – Runyon's Esenbeckia, Limoncillo (Sierra Madre Oriental in northeastern Mexico, Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States)

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  • Balfourodendron riedelianum (Engl.) Engl. (as E. riedeliana Engl.)

    • Esenbeckia (plant) Texas Native Plants Database

    Esenbeckia (plant) Esenbeckia berlandieri NatureWatch NZ

    Esenbeckia (plant) Esenbeckia Wikiwand

    References

    Esenbeckia (plant) Wikipedia
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