Schaefferia frutescens

Schaefferia frutescens

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Celastrales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Schaefferia
Species: Schaefferia frutescens

Name edit

Schaefferia frutescens Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 33 1760.

Synonyms edit

  • Bumelia berteroi Balb. ex Griseb.
  • Schaefferia berteroi Griseb.
  • Schaefferia buxifolia Nutt.
  • Schaefferia completa Sw.
  • Schaefferia elliptica Lundell
  • Schaefferia viridescens (Moc. & Sessé)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • USA (Florida)
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia (Atlntico, Bolvar, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nario, Norte de Santander, Valle), Venezuela (Aragua, Dependencias Federales, Guarico, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Zulia)
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, Jost van Dyke, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin), Trinidad

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Florida-boxwood
español: Palo de arana, Palo rajador
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