Crossopetalum ilicifolium

(Poiret) Kuntze

Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 116. 1891.

Common names: Christmas berry
Illustrated
Basionym: Myginda ilicifolia Poiret in J. Lamarck et al. Encycl. 4: 396. 1797
Synonyms: Rhacoma ilicifolia (Poiret) Trelease
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Shrubs to 0.5 m. Stems spreading or prostrate, much-branched from base; branchlets pubescent. Leaf-blades elliptic to ovate, 10–15 × 5–7 mm, margins coarsely spiny-toothed. Inflorescences: peduncle 3–7 mm. Flowers: petals white or pale green, orbiculate, 1 mm. Drupes subglobose, 3–4 × 1–2 mm.


Phenology: Flowering year-round; fruiting year-round.
Habitat: Pinelands, rocky pine woods, roadsides.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Discussion

In the flora area, Crossopetalum ilicifolium occurs in Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe (Keys only) counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Crossopetalum ilicifolium"
Jinshuang Ma +
(Poiret) Kuntze +
Myginda ilicifolia +
1-veined +, palmate +  and pinnate +
entire +, crenate +  and spiny-toothed +
Christmas berry +
Fla. +  and West Indies +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
subglobose +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0–10 m. +
subglobose;obovoid +
Pinelands, rocky pine woods, roadsides. +
adnate +  and free +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
elliptic +  and ovate +
whorled +  and opposite +
persistent +
spiny-toothed +
intrastaminal +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
pale green +  and white +
distinct +
orbiculate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering year-round +  and fruiting year-round. +
Revis. Gen. Pl. +
obovoid +
distinct +
Illustrated +
adnate +, free +  and distinct +
free-inserted +
much-branched +
prostrate +  and spreading +
Rhacoma ilicifolia +
Crossopetalum ilicifolium +
Crossopetalum +
species +
evergreen +, deciduous +, perennial +  and annual +
polygamomonoecious +, dioecious +  and synoecious +