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Species
Citharexylum spinosum L. forma smallii (Moldenke)
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United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Rounded Global Status Rank: TNR - Not Yet Ranked
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Rounded Global Status Rank: TNR - Not Yet Ranked
"Maharashtra: Nasik, Pune Karnataka: Mysore Kerala: All districts"
Stem: Young twigs are used in a decoction for children's thrush. Bark used in a decoction to treat colds.
Distribution: Indigenous to West Indies, sometimes cultivated in our gardens for its scented flowers.
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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] 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 fruits are red to black subglobose drupes 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) in diameter.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
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