View source for Biology:Jacquinia arborea

{{Short description|Species of tree}}
{{Speciesbox
| genus = Jacquinia
| species = arborea
| authority = Vahl
|image=Copice Joewood (2945756032).png
| synonyms = 
{{species list
| Chrysophyllum barbasco | Loefl.
| Chrysophyllum barbasco | Loefl. ex DC.
| Jacquinia armillaris var. arborea | (Vahl) Griseb.
| Jacquinia barbasco | (Loefl.) Mez
| Jacquinia berteroi var. venosa | Mez
| Jaquinia aborea | Vahl
}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref>{{GBIF |id=3169485 |taxon=''Jacquinia arborea'' |accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref>
}}

'''''Jacquinia arborea''''' is a species of [[Biology:Flowering plant|flowering plant]], a tree in the family [[Biology:Primulaceae|Primulaceae]]. [[Biology:Common name|Common names]] for this species is '''torchwood''',<ref>{{EOL|590480|''Jacquinia arborea''}}</ref> '''azucares''', '''barbasco''', and '''braceletwood'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Catalogue of Life : ''Jacquinia arborea'' Vahl|url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/1af6abea34dfb193bb8e87d023d4c5ec|access-date=2021-09-19|website=www.catalogueoflife.org}}</ref>

The species is native to Aruba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela.<ref>{{cite POWO |id=302307-2 |title=''Jacquinia arborea'' |accessdate=19 September 2021}}</ref>

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[[Category:Primulaceae]]

{{Sourceattribution|Jacquinia arborea}}