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Synonyms: |
Citharexylum fruticosum L. Citharexylum quadrangulare Jacq. |
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Common names: | Fiddlewood (English) Lady chancellor tree (English) | |
Description: | Dioecious shrub or tree to 15 m. Leaves opposite; petiole characteristically reddish-brown; lamina elliptic, glossy above; apex acute; base cuneate. Flowers white. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | spinosum: spiny | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Bermuda, Antilles, Venezuela and Guyana | |
Growth form(s): | Tree. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Page 7. As Citharexylum fruticosum |
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