Genus Nyssa Gronov. ex L.


Summary
Genus number:
8332
Last updated:
15 September 2016
Family:
Nyssaceae
Common name(s):

tupelo
Accession count:

94 (78  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Burckhalter, R. E. 1992. The genus Nyssa (Cornaceae) in North America. Sida 15:323-342.
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Xiang, Q.-Y. et al. 1993. Phylogenetic relationships of Cornus L. sensu lato and putative relatives inferred from rbcL sequence data. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 80:723-734. Note: groups in nyssoid-mastixioid lineage
  4. Xiang, Q.-Y. et al. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of Cornaceae and close relatives inferred from matK and rbcL sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 85:285-297. Note: groups in nyssoid-mastixioid lineage
  5. Xiang, Q.-Y. et al. 2002. Relationships within Cornales and circumscription of Cornaceae - matK and rbcL sequence data and effects of outgroups and long branches. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 24:35-57. Note: places in Nyssaceae
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=8332. Accessed 10 May 2026.