Tamala (plant)

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Tamala
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Tamala borbonia leaves and fruit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Tamala
Raf., 1838
Type species
Tamala borbonia
(L.) Raf., 1838
Species

Tamala borbonia
Tamala humilis
Tamala palustris

Synonyms [1]

BurboniaPlum. ex Fabr., non Borbonia L.

Tamala is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lauraceae. It includes three species native to the southeastern United States, ranging from Delaware to Texas, and to the Bahamas. [1]

Taxonomy

The generic name is derived from the Sanskrit word तमाल tamāla referring to 'a tree with a very dark bark'. [2] Rafinesque applied the name to the American genus of laurels alluding to Cinnamomum tamala. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tamala Raf". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ↑ www.wisdomlib.org (2014-08-03). "Tamala, Tamāla: 26 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  3. ↑ Weakley, Alan S.; Kees, John C.; Sorrie, Bruce A.; Ward, Scott G.; Poindexter, Derick B.; Brock, Mason; Estes, L. Dwayne; Bridges, Edwin L.; Orzell, Steve L.; Levin, Geoffrey A.; McClelland, R. Kevan Schoonover; Schmidt, Ryan J.; Namestnik, Scott A. (2023). "Studies in the Vascular Flora of the Southeastern United States. Ix". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 17 (1): 225–227. ISSN   1934-5259.
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