Ungnadia ye un xéneru con trés especies de plantes de flores perteneciente a la familia Sapindaceae.
Ungnadia ye un xéneru con trés especies de plantes de flores perteneciente a la familia Sapindaceae.
Ungnadia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae containing one species, Ungnadia speciosa, the Mexican buckeye. It is native to northern Mexico, as well as Texas and southern New Mexico in the United States.[2][1] The name honours Austrian ambassador Baron David von Ungnad, who brought the horse chestnut to Vienna in 1576, introducing the plant into western Europe.[3][4][5][6]
It differs from the buckeyes in the related genus Aesculus but the seeds and nuts are similar.[7][5][8][9] Another similar related genus is the soapberry (genus Sapindus). Ungnadia seeds are poisonous despite their sweetness, and sometimes used as marbles.[10] The foliage is toxic and rarely browsed by livestock, but bees produce honey from the floral nectar.[5]
Ungnadia speciosa a deciduous shrub or small tree (< 25 ft) that is often multi trunked. The leaves (5 – 12 in) are alternate and pinnately compound with 5 - 9 leaflets. The leaflets are long (3 – 5 in), narrow, and pointed with slight serrations.[11][5]
Ungnadia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae containing one species, Ungnadia speciosa, the Mexican buckeye. It is native to northern Mexico, as well as Texas and southern New Mexico in the United States. The name honours Austrian ambassador Baron David von Ungnad, who brought the horse chestnut to Vienna in 1576, introducing the plant into western Europe.
It differs from the buckeyes in the related genus Aesculus but the seeds and nuts are similar. Another similar related genus is the soapberry (genus Sapindus). Ungnadia seeds are poisonous despite their sweetness, and sometimes used as marbles. The foliage is toxic and rarely browsed by livestock, but bees produce honey from the floral nectar.
Ungnadia es un género con tres especies de plantas de flores de la familia Sapindaceae.
Ungnadia es un género con tres especies de plantas de flores de la familia Sapindaceae.
Ungnadia est un genre de plantes de la famille des Sapindaceae.
Il ne comprend qu'une seule espèce Ungnadia speciosa qui un arbuste ou un petit arbre originaire du nord-est du Mexique et des zones limitrophes du Texas et du Nouveau-Mexique. Il est très proche des marronniers du genre Aesculus, il en diffère par ses feuilles alternes à 5 ou 7 folioles.
Ungnadija (lat. Ungnadia) monotipski biljni rod u porodici sapindovki. Jedini mu je predstavnik U. speciosa Endl., sjevernoamerička vrsta listopadnog grma ili drveta raširenog od Meksičkog zaljeva do pacifičke obale Meksika, i na sjever do Teksasa.[1]
U. speciosa prilagođena je sušnim mjestima, ali dobro podnosi i hladnoću. Obično naraste 2.5 do 3.5 metara, a može biti visoko i do 9 metara (30 stopa). Listovi su naizmjenični, cvjetovi rozi. Ptice jedu plod ali za ljude njezine sjemenke otrovne.[2]
Lokalni nazivi su meksički kesten (Mexican buckeye) i monillo.[3]
Ungnadija (lat. Ungnadia) monotipski biljni rod u porodici sapindovki. Jedini mu je predstavnik U. speciosa Endl., sjevernoamerička vrsta listopadnog grma ili drveta raširenog od Meksičkog zaljeva do pacifičke obale Meksika, i na sjever do Teksasa.
U. speciosa prilagođena je sušnim mjestima, ali dobro podnosi i hladnoću. Obično naraste 2.5 do 3.5 metara, a može biti visoko i do 9 metara (30 stopa). Listovi su naizmjenični, cvjetovi rozi. Ptice jedu plod ali za ljude njezine sjemenke otrovne.
Lokalni nazivi su meksički kesten (Mexican buckeye) i monillo.
Ungnadia er en planteslekt av blant annet løvtrær i såpebærfamilien (Sapindaceae). Den tilhører hovedgruppen i familien, dvs. den store underfamilien Sapindadeae som omfatter ca. 135 av familiens anslått 140 arter.
Artene brukes som prydvekst i hager og parker.
Ungnadia er en planteslekt av blant annet løvtrær i såpebærfamilien (Sapindaceae). Den tilhører hovedgruppen i familien, dvs. den store underfamilien Sapindadeae som omfatter ca. 135 av familiens anslått 140 arter.
Artene brukes som prydvekst i hager og parker.
Ungnadia é um género botânico pertencente à família Sapindaceae[1].
Ungnadia é um género botânico pertencente à família Sapindaceae.