Forestiera
Forestiera is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. Most are shrubs.
Species
There are about 20 species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Ecuador and the southern half of the United States. Phylogenetics indicate that Forestiera is sister to Hesperelaea, an extinct North American lineage.The following species are recognised in the genus Forestiera:Forestiera acuminata Poir. - eastern swampprivet - central and southeastern United StatesForestiera angustifolia Torr. - narrowleaf forestiera, Texas forestiera, Texas swampprivet - Texas, northeastern MexicoForestiera cartaginensis Donn. Central America, southern MexicoForestiera corollata Cornejo & Wallander GuatemalaForestiera durangensis Standl. - DurangoForestiera ecuadorensis Cornejo & Bonifaz - EcuadorForestiera eggersiana Krug & Urban - inkbush - Puerto Rico, Leeward IslandsForestiera godfreyi L.C. Anders. - Godfrey's swampprivet - Florida, Georgia, South CarolinaForestiera isabelae Hammel & Cornejo - Costa RicaForestiera ligustrina Poir. - upland swamp-privet - Texas, southeastern United StatesForestiera macrocarpa Brandegee - Baja California SurForestiera phillyreoides Torr. in W.H.Emory - central and southern MexicoForestiera pubescens Nutt. - downy forestiera, stretchberry - southwestern United States, northern MexicoForestiera racemosa S.Watson - Nuevo LeónForestiera reticulata Torr. - netleaf swampprivet - western TexasForestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. - caca ravet - Central America, West Indies, southern Mexico, Isla SocorroForestiera rotundifolia Standl.Forestiera segregata Krug & Urban - Florida swampprivet - Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, much of West Indies including Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Cayman IslandsForestiera selleana Urb. & Ekman - HispaniolaForestiera shrevei Standl. - desert olive - ArizonaForestiera tomentosa S.Watson - central and southern MexicoForestiera veracruzana Cast.-Campos & Pal.-Wass.