Fraxinus dubia

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Fraxinus dubia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Section: Fraxinus sect. Pauciflorae
Species:
F. dubia
Binomial name
Fraxinus dubia
(Willd. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) P.S. Green & M. Nee
Synonyms [1]
  • Fagara dubiaWilld. ex Schult. & Schult. f.
  • Fraxinus petenensisLundell
  • Fraxinus schiedeanaSchltdl. & Cham.

Fraxinus dubia is a plant species native to Mexico and Central America. It has been reported from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Chiapas and Veracruz. [2] [3]

Fraxinus dubia is a tree up to 11 m (37 feet) tall. Leaves are thick, evergreen, glabrous, up to 15 cm (8 inches) long, (1-)5-9-foliate. Flowers are borne in panicles up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) long. Fruits are about 2.5 cm (1.0 inches) long with oblanceolate wings, the part of the fruit containing the seed about 8 mm (0.3 inches) long. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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