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Morisonia flexuosa





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Morisonia flexuosa is a 2–4 meter high shrub.[3]

Morisonia flexuosa
Morisonia flexuosa flower, Florida Keys

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Morisonia
Species:
M. flexuosa
Binomial name
Morisonia flexuosa

L. (1759)

Synonyms[2]
  • Capparis brevisiliqua Moc. & Sessé ex DC. (1824)
  • Capparis diversifolia Sessé & Moc. (1894), nom. illeg.
  • Capparis eucalyptifolia Haught. (1929)
  • Capparis eustachiana Jacq. (1760)
  • Capparis flexuosa (L.) L. (1762)
  • Capparis guayaquilensis Kunth (1821)
  • Capparis laetevirens Mart. (1839)
  • Capparis laevigata Mart. (1839)
  • Capparis lanceolata Ruiz & Pav. ex DC. (1824)
  • Capparis mollis Kunth (1821)
  • Capparis pluvialis Mart. (1839)
  • Capparis saligna Vahl (1794)
  • Capparis sinclairii Benth. (1844)
  • Capparis subbiloba Kunth (1821)
  • Colicodendron subbilobum (Kunth) Seem. (1852)
  • Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl (1825)
  • Cynophalla guayaquilensis (Kunth) Iltis (2008)
  • Cynophalla mollis (Kunth) J.Presl (1825)
  • Cynophalla saligna (Vahl) J.Presl (1825)
  • Morisonia guayaquilensis (Kunth) Christenh. & Byng (2018)
  • Uterveria eustachiana (Jacq.) Bertol. (1839)
  • Morisonia flexuosa flowers from early summer to mid summer.[4] The flowers are white to pink, the thin petals are 1.5 cm long. The fruits are green and cylindrical, up to 15 cm long and contain numerous white seeds which are displayed when the ripe fruits splits open. The pulp is bright pink.[5]

    Morisonia flexuosa grows in coastal regions from Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America to South America.[4][3]

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    References

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    1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Cynophalla flexuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135821648A135821650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135821648A135821650.en. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  • ^ Morisonia flexuosa L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  • ^ a b Gordon C. Tucker (2010), "Cynophalla flexuosa (Linnaeus) J. Presl", Flora of North America online, vol. 7
  • ^ a b "regionalconservation.org". The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida USA. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  • ^ "Image of the fruit". Ann Stafford. 2006-12-29.
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