Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC. is a plant in the Malpighiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC. (Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC.)
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Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC.

Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC.

Byrsonima lucida is an endemic Caribbean-Floridan Malpighiaceae shrub or small tree that bears pink flowers.

Family
Genus
Byrsonima
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC.

Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC. is a plant species that belongs to the Malpighiaceae family. This species is endemic to Caribbean islands and the U.S. state of Florida. It grows as a shrub or small tree and produces pink flowers. Its natural habitat consists of hammocks located in dry limestone rocklands, as well as sandy pine-palm woods. Common names for Byrsonima lucida include clam cherry, gooseberry, locust berry, and Long Key locustberry.

Photo: (c) Jenny Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Malpighiaceae Byrsonima

More from Malpighiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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