Maclura

Maclura
Temporal range: Paleogene–Recent (Molecular clock)
M. pomifera foliage and fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Maclureae
Genus: Maclura
Nutt.[1]
Species[2]

13; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Cardiogyne Bureau (1873)
  • Chlorophora Gaudich. (1830)
  • Cudrania Trécul (1847), nom. cons.
  • Cudranus Miq. (1859), orth. var.
  • Fusticus Raf. (1838)
  • Ioxylon Raf. (1818)
  • × Macludrania André (1905)
  • Plecospermum Trécul (1847)
  • Sukaminea Raf. (1838)
  • Toxylon Raf. (1818)
  • Vanieria Lour. (1790)

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.[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers borne on separate plants.[4]

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.[citation needed] The genus likely originated in South America during the Paleogene.[5]

  1. ^ "Maclura Nutt". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b Maclura Nutt. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ Burton, J D (1990). "Maclura pomifera". In Burns, Russell M.; Honkala, Barbara H. (eds.). Hardwoods. Silvics of North America. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.: United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 3 March 2009 – via Southern Research Station.
  4. ^ C.C., Berg; Corner, E.J.H.; Jarrett, F.M. (2006). Moraceae - Genera other than Ficus. 1. Vol. 17. pp. 1–152. ISBN 9789071236648. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Gardner, Elliot M.; Sarraf, Paya; Williams, Evelyn W.; Zerega, Nyree J.C. (December 2017). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Maclura (Moraceae) and the origin of an anachronistic fruit". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 117: 49–59. Bibcode:2017MolPE.117...49G. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.021. PMID 28698111.