Byrsonima lucida

Byrsonima lucida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Byrsonima
Species:
B. lucida
Binomial name
Byrsonima lucida

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. 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2 June 2023). "Byrsonima lucida". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Byrsonima lucida". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Byrsonima lucida in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". efloras.org. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ↑ NRCS. "Byrsonima lucida". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 July 2015.