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Tahitian kidneywood

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa

Distribution
from USDA
sw United States; n Mexico
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

In the United States, only the widespread, typical variety of Eysenhardtia orthocarpa is native; var. tenuifolia Lang is found only in Mexico (J. M. Lang and D. Isely 1982; R. McVaugh 1987; F. Shreve and I. L. Wiggins 1964 [treated as E. reticulata Pennell]).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Eysenhardtia
Sibling taxa
E. spinosa, E. texana
Subordinate taxa
E. orthocarpa var. orthocarpa
Name authority (A. Gray) S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 339. (1882)
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