Flueggea virosa
Common Bushweed, White Berry Bush
Also known as: Acidoton virosus (Roxb. ex Willd.) Kuntze +13 more
- Acidoton virosus (Roxb. ex Willd.) Kuntze
- Flueggea angulata Baill.
- Flueggea comorensis Bojer
- Flueggea melanthesioides (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Flueggea obovata (Willd.) Wall.
- Flueggea sinensis Baill.
- Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.
- Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Dalzell, 1861
- Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt, 1845
- Fluggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.
- Leptonema melanthesioides F.Muell.
- Phyllanthus virosus Roxb. ex Willd.
- Securinega melanthesioides (F.Muell.) AiryShaw
- Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Phyllanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Flueggea virosa (commonly known as Common Bushweed or White-berry bush) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Phyllanthaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Florida, Puerto Rico
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