• Source: Maclura

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. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.
Maclura is closely related to the genus Cudrania, and hybrids between the two genera have been produced. Some botanists recognize a more broadly defined Maclura that includes species previously included in Cudrania and other genera of Moraceae. The genus likely originated in South America during the Paleogene.




Species


13 species are accepted.

Maclura africana (Bureau) Corner – eastern Africa and Madagascar
Maclura andamanica (King ex Hook.f.) C.C.Berg – Vietnam, Laos to Andaman Islands
Maclura brasiliensis (Mart.) Endl. – Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela
Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner (Syn.: Cudrania cochinchinensis, Cudrania javanensis, Vanieria cochinchinensis) – China, Vietnam, Malesia, and northern Australia
Maclura fruticosa (Roxb.) Corner – China and Vietnam
Maclura mollis (Fernald) Carvajal – Mexico (Oaxaca)
Maclura montana Z.P.Lei, G.Y.Li & Z.H.Chen – China (Zhejiang)
Maclura orientalis G.Y.Li, W.Y.Xie & Z.H.Chen – China (Zhejiang)
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K.Schneid. (Raf.) C.K.Schneid. – Osage-orange; United States
Maclura pubescens (Trécul) Z.K.Zhou & M.G.Gilbert (Syn.: M. cochichinensis var. pubescens) – China
Maclura spinosa (Willd.) C.C.Berg – India to Sri Lanka
Maclura tinctoria (L.) D.Don ex Steud. – Mexico to northern Argentina
Maclura tricuspidata Carrière (Syn.: Cudrania tricuspidata, Cudrania triloba) – China, Vietnam, and Korea




= Formerly placed here

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Milicia excelsa (as Maclura excelsa)
Milicia regia (as Maclura regia)
Broussonetia greveana (as Maclura greveana and Maclura humbertii)




Etymology


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.




Fossil record


Fossils similar to Maclura have been reported from the Middle Eocene of England.




References






External links


Media related to Maclura at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Maclura at Wikispecies

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• Moraceae
• Soga
• Maclura pomifera
• Maclura
• Maclura tinctoria
• Maclura tricuspidata
• Maclura cochinchinensis
• List of plants by common name
• Morin (flavonol)
• Maclura brasiliensis
• Stachydrine
• Spiny butterfly ray