Securidaca diversifolia
Easter Flower
Also known as: Badiera diversifolia (L.) DC. +15 more
- Badiera diversifolia (L.) DC.
- Elsota diversifolia (L.) S.F.Blake
- Elsota lamarckii (Griseb.) Kuntze
- Elsota schlechtendaliana (Walp.) Kuntze
- Polygala diversifolia f. elliptica Chodat
- Polygala diversifolia L.
- Securidaca diversifolia var. diversifolia
- Securidaca fendleri Chodat
- Securidaca lamarckii Griseb.
- Securidaca macrostachya Turcz.
- Securidaca myrtifolia Chodat
- Securidaca pubescens var. obovata DC.
- Securidaca pubescens var. ovata DC.
- Securidaca scandens Lam.
- Securidaca schlechtendaliana Walp.
- Securidaca venosa Rusby
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygalaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Securidaca diversifolia (commonly known as Easter Flower) is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Polygalaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, 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)
Puerto Rico