Bourreria baccata

Bourreria baccata
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Bourreria
Species:	B. baccata
Binomial name
Bourreria baccata Raf.
Synonyms[1]
Bourreria beureria Huth Bourreria clariuscula Miers Bourreria pauciflora O.E.Schulz Bourreria recurva Miers Bourreria rigida Miers Bourreria succulenta Jacq. Collococcus glaber (L.) Friesen Cordia beurreria Willd. nom. inval. Cordia bourreria L. Cordia glabra L. Crematomia attenuata Miers Ehretia beurreria Chapm. Ehretia bourreria Desf. nom. illeg. Ehretia bourreria L. Ehretia rupestris Salisb.

Bourreria baccata is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is native to Caribbean islands including Jamaica, and also to parts of north and South America.^[2] Common names include cherry, currant tree, poisonberry, chink, and bodywood.^[2]

References

1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 27 December 2014.
2. "Bourreria succulenta". USDA GRIN Taxonomy. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Bourreria baccata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.