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''Nyssa sylvatica'', commonly known as black tupelo, tupelo, or blackgum, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from New England and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico. ==Names== ''Nyssa sylvaticas genus name ''(Nyssa)'' refers to a Greek water nymph; the species epithet ''sylvatica'' refers to its woodland habitat.〔 The species' common name tupelo is of Native American origin, coming from the Creek words ''ito'' ‘tree’ and ''opilwa'' ‘swamp’; it was in use by the mid-18th century While these trees are often known as simply "tupelo", the fuller name black tupelo helps distinguish it from the other species of the tupelo genus ''(Nyssa)'', some of which have overlapping ranges, such as water tupelo (''N. aquatica'') and swamp tupelo (''N. biflora''). The name "tupelo" is used primarily in the American South; northward and in Appalachia, the tree is more commonly called the black gum or the sour gum, although no part of the plant is particularly gummy.〔 Both of these names contrast it with a different tree species with a broadly overlapping range, the sweet gum ''(Liquidambar styraciflua)'', which does produce an aromatic resin.〔 Another common name used occasionally in the Northeast is ''pepperidge.''〔 On Martha's Vineyard, in Massachusetts, this species is called "beetlebung", perhaps for its use in making the mallet known as a beetle, used for hammering bungs (stoppers) into barrels. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nyssa sylvatica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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