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Crossopetalum rhacoma

Florida Crossopetalum, Maidenberry
Other regional names: Poison Cherry
  • Poison Cherry
Also known as: Crossopetalum pallens (Sm.) Kuntze +16 more
  • Crossopetalum pallens (Sm.) Kuntze
  • Crossopetalum pallens (Sm.) Millsp.
  • Crossopetalum rhacoma (Sw.) Hitchc.
  • Crossopetalum rotundatum (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Myginda crossopetalum (L.) Raeusch.
  • Myginda crossopetalum Schult.
  • Myginda glossopetalum Raeusch.
  • Myginda latifolia Vahl, 1791
  • Myginda latifolia var. stylifera Griseb., 1857
  • Myginda pallens Sm.
  • Myginda rhacoma Sw.
  • Myginda rotundata Lam.
  • Rhacoma crossopetalum f. longifolium Urb.
  • Rhacoma crossopetalum f. rotundatum Urb.
  • Rhacoma crossopetalum f. typica Urb.
  • Rhacoma crossopetalum L.
  • Rhacoma pallens (Sm.) M.Gómez
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Celastraceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Indigenous to North America and South America, Crossopetalum rhacoma (commonly known as Florida crossopetalum or Maidenberry) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Celastraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

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)
Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

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