- Citharexylum spinosum
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Citharexylum spinosum 
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 Citharexylum fruticosum L.
Citharexylum quadrangulare Jacq.[1]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 (7.9–16 in) in length. The fruits are red to black subglobose drupes 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) in diameter.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Citharexylum spinosum L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1996-02-08. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10664. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ Whistler, W. Arthur (2000). Tropical Ornamentals: a Guide. Timber Press. pp. 129–130. ISBN 9780881924756. http://books.google.com/books?id=IXtGAGK2LG0C&.
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