Fraxinus berlandieriana

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Mexican ash
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Section: Fraxinus sect. Melioides
Species:
F. berlandieriana
Binomial name
Fraxinus berlandieriana
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Fraxinus berlandieriana, the Mexican ash, is a tree native to eastern and northeastern Mexico and to the south-central United States. It has been reported from Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Like other species in the section Melioides, Fraxinus berlandieriana is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals. [6]

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References

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  4. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Native Plant Database, Fraxinus berlandieriana
  5. Nesom, Guy L. 2010. Taxonomic notes onFraxinus berlandieriana and F. velutina (Oleaceae). Phytoneuron 2010-34: 1–8.
  6. Wallander, Eva (2008). "Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 273 (1–2): 25–49. doi:10.1007/s00606-008-0005-3. S2CID   24152294.