Biology:Byrsonima lucida

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Short description: Species of plant

Byrsonima lucida
Byrsonima lucida.jpg

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Byrsonima
Species:
B. lucida
Binomial name
Byrsonima lucida
(Mill.) DC.

Byrsonima lucida is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is endemic to islands in the Caribbean and to the U.S. state of Florida.[2] It is a shrub or small tree, and produces pink flowers. Its natural habitat is hammocks in dry limestone rocklands, and in sandy pine-palm woods.[3]

Common names for the plant include clam cherry, gooseberry, locust berry[2] and Long Key locustberry.[4]

References

  1. NatureServe (2 June 2023). "Byrsonima lucida". Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135864/Byrsonima_lucida. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Byrsonima lucida | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 7 July 2015 }}
  3. "Byrsonima lucida in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250101685. Retrieved 11 October 2017. 
  4. "Byrsonima lucida". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BYLU. Retrieved 8 July 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15388276 entry