PSEUDOSMODINGIUM PERNICOSUM
Author:
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1881
Family:
ANACARDIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Barkley, F. A. (1937). In: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 442, 500.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
40 Centimetres
Height:
8-12 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Rhus pterocarpa, Sesse & Moc. 1894.
Pseudosmodingium pterocarpus F.A.Barkley, 1937.
This member of the Anacardiaceae family was described by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1881. It is found in Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. It will grow to eight or even twelve metres with a stem of 40-50 centimetres. The flowers are small and white.
The genera name from Greek; pseudo; 'false' and Smodingium, another member of the family. The species name from Latin pernicious; 'highly injurious' or 'destructive'. And close-up by Elinor López Patiño, Inaturalist.ca. Found this plant at Heidelburg Botanical Garden, with the tag: Beiselia.
Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
