Biology:Citharexylum spinosum
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Short description: Species of tree
| Florida fiddlewood | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Verbenaceae |
| Genus: | Citharexylum |
| Species: | C. spinosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Citharexylum spinosum | |
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Citharexylum fruticosum L. | |
Citharexylum spinosum is a species of flowering plant in the 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.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Citharexylum spinosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T60330342A145352146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60330342A145352146.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60330342/145352146. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Citharexylum spinosum | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2010-12-13 }}
- ↑ Whistler, W. Arthur (2000). Tropical Ornamentals: a Guide. Timber Press. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-88192-475-6. https://archive.org/details/tropicalornament00wart.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1524349 entry
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