Simmondsia chinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Simmondsiaceae
Genus: Simmondsia
Species: Simmondsia chinensis

Name

Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 141 (1907)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Buxus chinensis Link in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 386 (1822)
Heterotypic
- Buxus californica (Nutt.) Baill. in Monogr. Buxac.: 66 (1859)
- Celastrus obtusatus C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 464 (1845)
- Brocchia dichotoma Mauri in Cat. Orto Bot. Napoli: 80 (1845)
- Simmondsia californica Nutt. in London J. Bot. 3: 400 (1844)
- Simmondsia pabulosa Kellogg in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 21 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Utah. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde ... Jena 2:141. 1907
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Simmondsia chinensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: جوجوبا
English: jojoba bush, goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, gray box bush
suomi: Vuohenpuksio, jojoba
lietuvių: Kininė simondsija
Nederlands: jojobastruik