Fraxinus berlandieriana, the Mexican ash, is a tree native to eastern and northeastern Mexico and to the south-central United States. It has been reported from Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi.[1][2][3][4][5]

Like other species in the section Melioides, Fraxinus berlandieriana is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.[6]

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families,
  2. ^ Altervista Flora of United States and Canada, Fraxinus berlandieriana
  3. ^ Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1844. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 8: 278–279, Fraxinus berlandieriana
  4. ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Native Plant Database, Fraxinus berlandieriana
  5. ^ Nesom, Guy L. 2010. Taxonomic notes onFraxinus berlandieriana and F. velutina (Oleaceae). Phytoneuron 2010-34: 1–8.
  6. ^ Wallander, Eva (2008). "Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 273 (1–2): 25–49. Bibcode:2008PSyEv.273...25W. doi:10.1007/s00606-008-0005-3. S2CID 24152294.

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