| Accepted name: |
Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Ioxylon pomiferum Raf.
-Maclura aurantiaca Nutt.
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| English names: |
Osage-orange
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| French names: |
Bois d'arc
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae
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| OPL Code: |
WMACPO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The plant is extremely resistant against aridity, wind and heat and has proved to be well adapted to arid regions of the world (steppe zone)(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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