• Source: Cercocarpus

Cercocarpus, commonly known as mountain mahogany, is a small genus of at least nine species of nitrogen-fixing flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. They are native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where they grow in chaparral and semidesert habitats and climates, often at high altitudes. Several are found in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion.


The classification of Cercocarpus within the Rosaceae has been unclear. The genus has been placed in the subfamily Rosoideae, but is now placed in subfamily Dryadoideae.
Members of the genus are deciduous shrubs or small trees, typically reaching heights of 3–6 m (9–18 ft) tall, but exceptionally up to 13 m (40 ft) high. C. montanus usually remains under 1 m (3 ft) high because of incessant browsing by elk and deer.
The name is derived from the Greek words κέρκος (kerkos), meaning "tail" and καρπός (karpos), meaning "fruit". It refers to the tail-like plume on the fruits.




Taxonomy






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Cercocarpus comprises the following species:

Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. – birch-leaf mountain mahogany
var. betuloides Nutt.
var. blancheae (C.K. Schneid.) Little – island mountain mahogany
var. traskiae (Eastw.) Dunkle – Catalina Island mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus breviflorus A. Gray – hairy mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus douglasii Rydb.
Cercocarpus fothergilloides Kunth
var. fothergilloides Kunth
var. mojadensis (C.K. Schneid.) Henrickson
Cercocarpus intricatus S.Watson
Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray – curl-leaf mountain mahogany
Cercocarpus macrophyllus C.K.Schneid.
Cercocarpus mexicanus Henrard
Cercocarpus mojadensis C.K.Schneid.
Cercocarpus montanus Raf.
var. argenteus (Rydb.) F.L.Martin – silver mountain mahogany
var. glaber (S.Watson) F.L.Martin
var. macrourus (Rydb.) F.L.Martin
var. minutiflorus (Abrams) F.L.Martin – smooth mountain mahogany
var. montanus Raf. – alder-leaf mountain mahogany
var. paucidentatus (S.Watson) F.L.Martin
Cercocarpus pringlei (C.K.Schneid.) Rydb.
Cercocarpus rotundifolius Rydb.
Cercocarpus rzedowskii Henrard




= Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

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The status of the following species and hybrids is unresolved:




References






External links


Media related to Cercocarpus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cercocarpus at Wikispecies
Jepson Manual Treatment - Cercocarpus

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Rosoideae
• Rosaceae
• Daftar marga anggota Rosaceae
• Cercocarpus
• Cercocarpus ledifolius
• Cercocarpus montanus
• Cercocarpus betuloides
• Cercocarpus breviflorus
• Cercocarpus douglasii
• Rhyncolus cercocarpus
• Cercocarpus fothergilloides
• Cercocarpus traskiae
• Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus