Condalia
Genus of flowering plants
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Condalia is a genus of spiny shrubs in the tribe Rhamneae of the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae.[1] It was named for Antonio Condal, an 18th-century Spanish physician.[2] Members of the genus are native to tropical and subtropical deserts and xeric shrublands in North and South America. The ranges of each species vary considerably; some are confined to only a few square miles, while others can be found on an area up to 1,000 sq mi (2,600 km2).[3]
| Condalia | |
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| C. globosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Tribe: | Rhamneae |
| Genus: | Condalia Cav. |
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Common names
Taxonomy
Research performed on the members of Condalia usually concerns only the species native to North or South America; taxonomy is determined for only one group of species. As a result, a consensus has not been reached regarding the composition of the genus.
Uses
Species
- Condalia buxifolia Reissek
- Condalia correllii M.C.Johnst. – Correll's snakewood
- Condalia ericoides (A.Gray) M.C.Johnst. – javelina bush
- Condalia globosa I.M.Johnst. – bitter snakewood (Southwestern United States, northwestern Mexico)
- Condalia hookeri M.C.Johnst. – Brazilian bluewood
- Condalia mexicana Schltdl. - Mexican bluewood
- Condalia microphylla Cav. – piquillín (Argentina)
- Condalia spathulata A.Gray – knifeleaf condalia
- Condalia velutina I.M.Johnst.
- Condalia viridis I.M.Johnst. – green snakewood
- Condalia warnockii M.C.Johnst. – warnock snakewood
- Condalia weberbaeuri Perkins – yana yana[7][8]
Formerly placed here
- Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray (as C. lycioides (A.Gray) Weberb.)[9]
