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Colubrina Verrucosa
''Colubrina'' is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the Indian Ocean islands. Common names include nakedwood, snakewood, greenheart and hogplum. The generic name is derived from the Latin word ''coluber'', meaning "snake", and refers to the snake-like stems or stamens. The species are shrubs and small trees growing tall, with simple ovate leaf, leaves. The flowers are small, greenish-white or yellowish; the fruit is a capsule (fruit), capsule containing three seeds. The genus is at least in part a wastebasket taxon, and revision will likely result in the renaming of a number of species to different genera. ''Colubrina asiatica'', native to tropical Asia, eastern Africa and northern Australia, has become an invasive species in Florida. Selected species *''Colubrina angustior'' (Marshall Conring Johnston, M.C.Johnst.) Guy L. Nesom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colubrina Asiatica
''Colubrina asiatica'' is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae that is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, from eastern Africa to India, southeast Asia, tropical Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Common names include latherleaf, Asian nakedwood and Asian snakewood. Description ''Colubrina asiatica'' has a vine-like growth habit, sending out multiple stems that can reach in length. The branches have simple, alternate, glossy, ovate and acuminate leaves, long, with several prominent veins. Leaf margins are wavy or finely serrated (toothed). Flowers are small, greenish and bloom in clusters in leaf axils. Blooming can occur year-round. Fruit are berry-like capsules with small, gray seeds. Seeds float and are tolerant to salt water, which allows the species to spread across oceans. The plants grow in full to partial sun on upland sites. As an invasive species In Florida in the United States, ''Colubrina asiatica'' is an invasive species, capable of di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |