Rhamnaceae
Umbrella-tree
Maesopsis eminii
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Maesopsis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Umbrella-tree
Synonyms
- Karlea berchemioides Pierre
- Maesopsis berchemioides (Pierre) A.Chev.
- Maesopsis eminii subsp. berchemioides (Pierre) N.Hallé
- Maesopsis eminii subsp. eminii
- Maesopsis tessmannii Engl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.