''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family
Simaroubaceae
The Simaroubaceae are a small, mostly tropical, family in the order Sapindales. In recent decades, it has been subject to much taxonomic debate, with several small families being split off. A molecular phylogeny of the family was published in 200 ...
. Members of the genus are native to the
Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist
René Richard Louis Castel
René Richard Louis Castel (6 October 1758 in Vire – 15 June 1832 in Reims) was a French poet and naturalist.
The genus ''Castela
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the gen ...
. ''Castela'' is
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproducti ...
, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Species
There are 17 accepted species:
["''Castela'' Turpin". ''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 6 October 2021.]
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Castela calcicola
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. ' ...
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(Britton & Small) Ekman ex Urb.
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Castela coccinea''
Griseb.
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Castela depressa
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. ' ...
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Turpin
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Castela emoryi
''Castela emoryi'', with the common names crucifixion thorn, Emory's crucifixion-thorn, and es, chaparro amargosa, is a shrub species in the genus ''Castela'' of the family Simaroubaceae.
Distribution
The plant is native to the Mojave Desert ...
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(A.Gray) Moran & Felger – Crucifixion thorn
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Castela erecta''
Turp. – Goatbush
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Castela galapageia'' – Bitterbush
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Castela jacquiniifolia''
(Small) Ekman ex Urb.
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Castela leonis
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. '' ...
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Acuña & Roíg
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Castela macrophylla''
Urb.
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Castela peninsularis''
Rose
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Castela polyandra''
Moran & Felger
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Castela retusa
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. '' ...
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Liebm.
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Castela spinosa
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. '' ...
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Cronquist
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Castela stewartii
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. '' ...
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(C.H.Müll.) Moran & Felger
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Castela tortuosa
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. '' ...
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Liebm.
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Castela tweediei
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. '' ...
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Planch.
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Castela victorinii
''Castela'' is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. '' ...
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Acuña & Roíg
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Simaroubaceae
Sapindales genera
Dioecious plants
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