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Leitneria floridana
Sign in to saveLeitneria floridana (corkwood), the sole species in the genus Leitneria, is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree, found only in the southern United States states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilySimaroubaceae
Myrica floridana (Chapman) A. W. Wood
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 898
- With media
- 801
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Collections
- NY, IBUNAM, CSLA, NCU, US, IGL-UNAM
- Recorded in
- United States, Estados Unidos De America
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Aquatic and wetland plants of southwestern United States (1972) (19561988080).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Leitneria floridana
- taxon common name
- Corkwood
- Commons category
- Leitneria floridana
- short name
- L. floridana
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Leitneria floridana (corkwood), the sole species in the genus Leitneria, is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree, found only in the southern United States states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas.
It grows at damp habitats, mostly in coastal areas and has extremely light wood with a density less than that of cork. It typically reaches 2–4 m tall, occasionally up to 8 m. The trunk can reach 10 cm in diameter. The leaves are alternate, simple lanceolate, 5–20 cm long and 3–6 cm broad.
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