Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Nyssa L.
TUPELO
Classification
CORNALES
Nyssa
Citation
NYSSA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1058. 1753.
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TYPE: Nyssa aquatica Linnaeus
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Nyssa aquatica WATER TUPELO Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Nyssa biflora SWAMP TUPELO Native OBL (NWPL) D (WAP) OBL (DEP)
Nyssa ogeche OGEECHEE TUPELO Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Nyssa sylvatica BLACKGUM Native FAC (NWPL)
Identification Key
1.  Petiole 2.5-6 cm long; fruit lenticellate
1.  Petiole 0.5-2.5(3.5) cm long; fruit smooth
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2.  Larger leaf blades 10-30 cm long; staminate flowers sessile; ovaries hairy; ripe fruits red to yellowish red, 2-3 cm long
2.  Larger leaf blades 5-15 cm long; staminate flowers pedicellate; ovaries glabrous; ripe fruits black to blue, 0.7-1.5 cm long
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3.  Leaf blades chartaceous, obovate to elliptic, apices acute to acuminate, margins entire or occasionally with 1-3 coarse teeth distally; bark generally regularly longitudinally and transversely fissured; pistillate and bisexual flowers or fruits (2)3-5(8) per cluster
3.  Leaf blades subcoriaceous to coriaceous, usually oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, rarely ovate, apices obtuse to acute, margins entire; bark irregularly fissured; pistillate and bisexual inflorescences or fruits 1-3 per cluster
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4.  Trees, 3-30 m tall; larger leaf blades 5-12 cm long; fruiting peduncle 1.5-4 cm long
4.  Shrubs or trees to 5 m tall; larger leaf blades 3-6(7) cm long; fruiting peduncle 0.5-2 cm long
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Agathisanthes Agathisanthes Blume, Bijdr. 645. 1826. TYPE: Agathisanthes javanica Blume
Ceratostachys Ceratostachys Blume, Bijdr. 644. 1826. TYPE: Ceratostachys arborea Blume
Daphniphyllopsis Daphniphyllopsis Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 44(2): 201. 1876. TYPE: Daphniphyllopsis capitata Kurz, nom. illegit. (Ilex daphniphylloides Kurz)
Streblina Streblina Rafinesque, Autik. Bot. 74. 1840. TYPE: Streblina denticulata (Rafinesque) Rafinesque (Bumelia denticulata Rafinesque)
Tupelo Tupelo Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 80, 614. 1763. TYPE: = Nyssa Linnaeus 1753.