Common
names: black gum, black tupelo, pepperidge, sour gum. Synonyms:Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. caroliniana
(Poiret) Fernald, Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. dilatata
Fernald, Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. sylvatica, Nyssa
sylvatica Marshall var. typica Fernald. Family: Nyssaceae.