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Magnoliopsida
Maclura
EOL Text
Dioecious spiny, scrambling shrubs or small trees. Leaves spiral; stipules lateral. Inflorescences axillary, spherical-capitate with yellow glands on tepals and bracts. Tepals 4. Stamens 4. Stigmas 1-2. Fruiting perianth enlarged, fleshy, yellow to orange.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:36
Specimens with Sequences:55
Specimens with Barcodes:46
Species:7
Species With Barcodes:7
Public Records:21
Public Species:7
Public BINs:0
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:2
Specimens with Sequences:4
Specimens with Barcodes:4
Species:1
Species With Barcodes:1
Public Records:0
Public Species:0
Public BINs:0
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Maclura is a genus of flowering plants in the mulberry family, Moraceae. It includes the inedible Osage-orange, which is used as mosquito repellent and grown throughout the United States as a hedging plant.[2]
Species[edit]
- Maclura africana (Africa)
- Maclura amboinensis (Myanmar to New Guinea)
- Maclura andamanica (Laos to Andaman Islands)
- Maclura brasiliensis (Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela)
- Maclura cochinchinensis (Syn.: Cudrania cochinchinensis, Cudrania javanensis, Vanieria cochinchinensis) (China, Malesia, N Australia)
- Maclura fruticosa (China)
- Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid. – Osage-orange (United States)
- Maclura pubescens (Syn.: M. cochichinensis var. pubescens) (China)
- Maclura spinosa (India to Sri Lanka)
- Maclura thorellii (Syn.: Cudrania thorellii) (Cambodia)
- Maclura tinctoria (L.) D.Don ex Steud.
- Maclura tricuspidata (Syn.: Cudrania tricuspidata, Cudrania triloba) (China)
Etymology[edit]
The genus is named in honor of William Maclure (1763-1840), a Scottish-born American geologist and educational reformer. President of the American Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for 22 years. Maclure made major contributions to his field, including the first true geological map of any part of North America, and was a strong advocate of universal education, especially for women.
Formerly placed here[edit]
- Milicia excelsa (as Maclura excelsa)
- Milicia regia (as Maclura regia)
- Broussonetia greveana (as Maclura greveana and Maclura humbertii)
References[edit]
- ^ "Maclura Nutt.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ Burton, J D. "Osage-Orange". Silvics of North America Volume 2: Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
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