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Ungnadia speciosa

Plants

Family: Sapindaceae · Genus: Ungnadia

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Ungnadia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, containing one species, Ungnadia speciosa, commonly known as the Mexican buckeye. It is native to northern Mexico, as well as Texas and southern New Mexico in the United States. The name honors Austrian ambassador Baron David Ungnad von Sonnegg, son of Andreas Ungnad von Sonnegg, who brought the horse chestnut to Vienna in 1576, introducing the plant into western Europe.

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Growing details and traits for Ungnadia speciosa in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.