What is "forestiera"

n. any plant of the genus Forestiera

Forestiera is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family, Oleaceae. Members of the genus are often called swampprivets. Most are shrubs.

There are about 20 species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Ecuador and the southern half of the United States.

Species include:

1. Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. – eastern swampprivet - central and southeastern United States
2. Forestiera angustifolia Torr. – narrowleaf forestiera, Texas forestiera, Texas swampprivet - Texas, northeastern Mexico
3. Forestiera cartaginensis Donn. Central America, southern Mexico
4. Forestiera corollata Cornejo & Wallander Guatemala
5. Forestiera durangensis Standl. - Durango
6. Forestiera ecuadorensis Cornejo & Bonifaz - Ecuador
7. Forestiera eggersiana Krug & Urban – inkbush - Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands
8. Forestiera godfreyi L.C. Anders. – Godfrey's swampprivet - Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
9. Forestiera isabelae Hammel & Cornejo - Costa Rica
10. Forestiera ligustrina (Michx.) Poir. – upland swamp-privet - Texas, southeastern United States
11. Forestiera macrocarpa Brandegee - Baja California Sur
12. Forestiera phillyreoides (Benth.) Torr. in W.H.Emory - central and southern Mexico
13. Forestiera pubescens Nutt. – downy forestiera, stretchberry - southwestern United States, northern Mexico
14. Forestiera racemosa S.Watson - Nuevo León
15. Forestiera reticulata Torr. – netleaf swampprivet - western Texas
16. Forestiera rhamnifolia Griseb. – caca ravet - Central America, West Indies, southern Mexico, Isla Socorro
17. Forestiera segregata Krug & Urban – Florida swampprivet - Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, much of West Indies including Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Cayman Islands
18. Forestiera selleana Urb. & Ekman - Hispaniola
19. Forestiera shrevei Standl. – desert olive - Arizona
20. Forestiera tomentosa S.Watson - central and southern Mexico