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Drypetes lateriflora
Drypetes lateriflora (Sw.) Krug & Urb.
Guiana Plum, Guiana-plum
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: DRLA3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 30 feet tall.
Fruit: Drupes red-orange at maturity.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: FLNative Habitat: Tropical hammocks.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Drypetes lateriflora in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Drypetes lateriflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Drypetes lateriflora
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-03-09Research By: CBR