Schaefferia frutescens
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ffcb55e86f212654592 |
| Scientific name | Schaefferia frutescens |
| Authority | Jacq. |
| First published in | Enum. Syst. Pl. : 33 (1760) |
Description Top
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Schaefferia frutescens, also known as the Florida-boxwood, is a flowering plant found in tropical regions of the Americas. It can be found in southern Florida, the Caribbean, Central America, and parts of South America and Mexico. This evergreen shrub or small tree can grow up to 8 meters tall and has smooth light gray bark. Its leaves are leathery and yellow-green, while its small flowers are pale green to whitish and grow in clusters. The plant produces small orange-red to red berries. It can be found at sea level in Florida and up to 600 meters in Puerto Rico.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Schaefferia viridescens | ex DC. | Prodr. 2: 41 (1825) |
| Schaefferia elliptica | Lundell | Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 4: 15 (1940) |
| Schaefferia buxifolia | Nutt. | N. Amer. Sylv. 2: 42 (1846) |
| Schaefferia completa | Sw. | Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 38 (1788) |
| Schaefferia lanceifolia | Lundell | Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 6: 42 (1941) |
| Bumelia berteroi | Balb. ex Griseb. | Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 56. 1866 [May-Aug 1866] |
| Schaefferia frutescens var. buxifolia | DC. | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 41. 1825 [mid Nov 1825] |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | florida boxwood |
| ht | bwa kapab |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Southeast
- Mexico Southwest
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Mexico
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Southern America click to expand
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Caribbean
- Bahamas
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Leeward Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad-Tobago
- Turks-caicos Islands
- Windward Islands
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Central America
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
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Northern South America
- Venezuela
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Western South America
- Colombia
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Caribbean
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000435798 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 2227 |
| USDA Plants | SCFR |
| Tropicos | 6600309 |
| INPN | 630608 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:162760-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2481167 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 857484 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 123474 |
| Nature Serve | 2.139388 |
| IUCN Red List | 181465610 |
| IPNI | 162760-1 |
| iNaturalist | 316879 |
| GBIF | 5414280 |
| Freebase | /m/03c5_jq |
| EPPO | SFFFR |
| EOL | 582638 |
| USDA GRIN | 312972 |
| Wikipedia | Schaefferia_frutescens |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||||||
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| Pest categorisation of Pulvinaria psidii | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Akrivou A, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, Papachristos D, MacLeod A | EFSA J | 12-Aug-2022 |
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Collections Top
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| In public collections | 0 |