Ebenopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to Mexico and Texas.[1]
| Ebenopsis | |
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| Ebenopsis ebano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Ebenopsis Britton & Rose |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The name is derived from the Greek words ἔβενος (ébenos), meaning ebony, and ὄψις (opsis), meaning "view."[2]
Species
edit- Ebenopsis caesalpinioides (Standl.) Britton & Rose
- Ebenopsis confinis (Standl.) Britton & Rose
- Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes - Texas ebony (Southern Texas in the United States, eastern Mexico)[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Ebenopsis Britton & Rose. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "The Meanings of Latin names". Dendrology at Virginia Tech. Virginia Polytechnic and State University. Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ "Species Records of Ebenopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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