Schaefferia frutescens
Enum. Syst. Pl., 10, 33. 1760.
Common names: Florida boxwood yellow wood
Shrubs or trees to 12 m. Stems: twigs not spinescent; short-shoots absent. Leaves alternate; petiole present; blade elliptic, ovate, or oblanceolate, 40–60 × 15–30 mm, base attenuate, apex round or broadly obtuse. Pedicels (fruiting) 4–6 mm. Flowers: sepals 0.7 mm; petals oblanceolate, 2.5 mm. Drupes bright red or scarlet, 4–6 mm. Seeds yellow.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Hammocks.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Distribution
Fla., e Mexico, West Indies, Central America, ne South America
Discussion
In the flora area, Schaefferia frutescens occurs in Miami-Dade and Monroe (Keys only) counties. The bright yellow heartwood is close grained and heavy; it is sometimes used as a substitute for boxwood in engraving.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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hypogynous +
dehiscing +
not beaked +
obtuse;round +
absent +
attenuate +
obscure +
oblanceolate;ovate;oblanceolate;ovate;elliptic +
terete +
nutlike +
scarlet;bright red +
symmetric +
unisexual +
loculicidal +
subglobose +
absent +
fascicles +
axillary +
simple +
fascicled +
alternate +
persistent +
absent +
rudimentary +
axile +
superior +
0;1/2 +
anatropous +
hypogynous +
distinct +
absent +
oblanceolate +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
2-carpellate +
absent +
Enum. Syst. Pl., +
1760 +
not winged +
yellow +
oblong +
distinct +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
longitudinal +
absent +
absent +
connate +
absent +
Schaefferia frutescens +
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fascicles +
not spinescent +
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