Citharexylum spinosum
| Spiny fiddlewood | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Citharexylum |
| Species: | C. spinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Citharexylum spinosum L. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Citharexylum fruticosum L. | |
Citharexylum spinosum is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States, the Caribbean, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Common names include Florida fiddlewood and Spiny fiddlewood.[1]
Description
It is a tree that reaches a height of up to 15 m (49 ft). The ovate to elliptic leaves are 4–20 cm (1.6–7.9 in) long and have orange petioles. Small white flowers are produced throughout the year on hanging axillary and terminal racemes and panicles 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) in length. The fruit are red to black subglobose drupes 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) in diameter.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Citharexylum spinosum L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-02-08. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ Whistler, W. Arthur (2000). Tropical Ornamentals: a Guide. Timber Press. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-88192-475-6.
External links
Media related to C. spinosum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to C. spinosum at Wikispecies