PLANTS Profile for Byrsonima spicata (doncella)

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PLANTS Profile

Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth
doncella

Symbol:

BYSP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Malpighiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

PR		N
VI		N

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Synonym Information:

BYCO2: Characteristics

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Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth

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Synonyms:
Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth

	BYCO2	Byrsonima coriacea (Sw.) DC.
	BYHO	Byrsonima horneana Britton & Small
	BYOP	Byrsonima ophiticola Small ex Britton
	MASP5	Malpighia spicata Cav.

Distribution:
Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth

View 15 genera in Malpighiaceae, 5 species in Byrsonima

Classification:
Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Polygalales
Family	Malpighiaceae – Barbados Cherry family
Genus	Byrsonima Rich. ex Kunth – byrsonima
Species	Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth – doncella

More Accounts and Images:
Byrsonima spicata (Cav.) Kunth

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29265.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 04:40 PM CST