Citharexylum berlandieri

Citharexylum berlandieri is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States^[3] and Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.^[2] Common names include Tamaulipan fiddlewood, Berlandier fiddlewood, negrito fiddlewood,^[1] negrito, and orcajuela.^[4] It is a shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft).^[5] The type specimen of this species was collected from the hills near Las Canoas, San Luis Potosí by Cyrus Pringle in 1890.^[6] It was described as a new species the following year by Benjamin Lincoln Robinson,^[7] who chose the specific epithet to honour French naturalist Jean-Louis Berlandier.^[8]

Citharexylum berlandieri
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Verbenaceae
Genus:	Citharexylum
Species:	C. berlandieri
Binomial name
Citharexylum berlandieri B.L.Rob.[2]
Natural range of Citharexylum berlandieri

Uses

The bark of this plant is used for firewood in Mexico.^[9]