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Colubrina arborescens

Coffee Colubrina, Greenheart
Other regional names: Mauby +1 more
  • Mauby
  • Wild Coffee
Also known as: Ceanothus arborescens Mill. +14 more
  • Ceanothus arborescens Mill.
  • Ceanothus colubrinus (Jacq.) Lam.
  • Celastrus ovatus Hill
  • Colubrina americana Nutt.
  • Colubrina colubrina (Jacq.) Millsp.
  • Colubrina colubrina Small, 1903
  • Colubrina colubrinus (Jacq.) Lam.
  • Colubrina ferruginosa Brongn.
  • Colubrina obtusata Urb.
  • Marcorella colubrina (Jacq.) Raf.
  • Paliurus colubrina Scop.
  • Perfonon ferrugineum (Nutt.) Raf.
  • Rhamnus colubrina Jacq.
  • Rhamnus colubrina L.
  • Rhamnus ferruginea Nutt.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Rhamnaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.

Colubrina arborescens (commonly known as Coffee Colubrina or Greenheart) is a tree belonging to the Rhamnaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panama, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Guinea, Trinidad-Tobago

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