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Byrsonima lucida

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Species of plant

Byrsonima lucida
Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Byrsonima
Species: B. lucida
Binomial name
Byrsonima lucida
(Mill.) DC.

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. ^ "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.
Taxon identifiers
Byrsonima lucida
Malpighia lucida


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