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Nyssa sylvatica, commonly known as tupelo, black tupelo, black gum or sour gum, [2] [a] is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to eastern North America from the coastal Northeastern United States and southern Ontario south to central Florida and eastern Texas, as well as Mexico.
Dibotryon morbosum or Apiosporina morbosa is a plant pathogen, which is the causal agent of black knot. [1] [2] It affects members of the Prunus genus such as; cherry, plum, apricot, and chokecherry trees in North America. The disease produces rough, black growths that encircle and kill the infested parts, and provide habitat for insects.
Black gum from the plant may stick to clothing, and it is highly flammable due to its resin. [4] Uses ... measles, smallpox and other diseases. [6]
Some authors treat swamp tupelo as a variety, Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, of black tupelo (N. sylvatica). [3] Genetic data suggest that Nyssa sylvatica and N. biflora are separate species, and Zhou et al. (2018) further propose that the northwest Florida coastal endemic N. ursina is a subspecies of N. biflora.
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Black gum may refer to several species of plants: Nyssa sylvatica , a tree native to eastern North America Eucalyptus aggregata , a tree that grows in south eastern Australia
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Gummosis is the formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees. [1] This occurs when sap oozes from wounds or cankers as a reaction to outside stimuli such as adverse weather conditions, infections, insect problems, or mechanical damage. It is understood as a plant physiological disease. [2]