Arboretum
June 2007
Page Eight
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Prosopis algarobilla Agarobo, Algarrobillo Fabaceae (Pea family) Argentina, Chile |
Angophora subvelutina Rusty gum Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Eastern Australia |
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The Ebenaceae, commonly called the ebony family, contains only two genera, Euclea and Diospyros, both of which are large and together include about 500 species. The family is placed according to the APG II system into order Ericales with the families Ericaceae, Myrsinaceae, Fouquieriaceae, Polemoniaceae, Primu- laceae and about 20 others. It is distribu- ted in the lowland tropics and subtropics, with a few warm-temperate deciduous species, and is comprised mainly of trees and shrubs. The leaves are typically alt- ernate, simple and entire, and the inflor- escences are short and determinate in the leaf axils. Family members generally produce dioecious plants with tubular corollas that have lobes equal to the number of sepals. A persistent, often enlarged calyx on the fruit is a character- istic of this family. The hardwood ebony and the edible persimmon are the two most significant economic products. |
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Euclea pseudebenus Cape ebony Ebenaceae (Ebony family) Southern Africa |
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Citrus hystrix Kaffir lime Rutaceae (Citrus family) Southeast Asia |
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Dwarf poinciana Fabaceae (Pea family) West Indies |
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Ficus natalensis Natal fig Moraceae (Mulberry family) Tropical and southern Africa [What appear to be fruits are actually the flowers enclosed in pods] |
Agastache foeniculum Anise hyssop Lamiaceae (Mint family) North Central North America |
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Vitex agnus-castus Chaste tree Verbenaceae (Vervain family) Southern Europe to Western Asia |
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