Common Names - Tupelo, Black Gum, Pepperidge | Synonyms - |
Authority - L. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
Plant forms - Trees | Total Number of species - 8 |
World Distribution - Southern N. America | |
Comments - Now under Cornaceae. Has commercial wood. Tupelo lumber is used for wharfs, veneers, pulp. |
...1 - Nyssa aquatica. ...2 - Nyssa byflora. ...3 - Nyssa ogeche. 4 - Nyssa sessiliflora. 5 - Nyssa sinensis. ...6 - Nyssa sylvatica. 7 - Nyssa uniflora. 8 - Nyssa ursiina. |