Cynophalla flexuosa

Cynophalla flexuosa flowers from early summer to mid summer.[3] 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.[4]

Cynophalla flexuosa
Cynophalla flexuosa flower, Florida Keys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Cynophalla
Species:
C. flexuosa
Binomial name
Cynophalla flexuosa
(L.) J.Presl
Synonyms[1]
  • Capparis declinata Vell.
  • Capparis eucalyptifolia Haught.
  • Capparis eustachiana Jacq.
  • Capparis flexuosa (L.) L.
  • Capparis guayaquilensis Kunth
  • Capparis laetevirens Mart.
  • Capparis laevigata Mart.
  • Capparis lanceolata Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.
  • Capparis mollis Kunth
  • Capparis pluvialis Mart.
  • Capparis saligna Vahl
  • Capparis sinclairii Benth.
  • Capparis subbiloba Kunth
  • Capparis vellozoana Mart.
  • Colicodendron subbilobum (Kunth) Seem.
  • Cynophalla declinata (Vell.) Iltis & Cornejo
  • Cynophalla guayaquilensis (Kunth) Iltis
  • Cynophalla mollis (Kunth) J.Presl
  • Cynophalla saligna (Vahl) J.Presl
  • Morisonia flexuosa L.
  • Uterveria eustachiana (Jacq.) Bertol.

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

Cynophalla flexuosa grows in coastal regions from Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America to South America.[3][2]

Leaves

References
  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. Gordon C. Tucker (2010), "Cynophalla flexuosa (Linnaeus) J. Presl", Flora of North America online, 7
  3. "regionalconservation.org". The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida USA. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  4. "Image of the fruit". Ann Stafford. 2006-12-29.
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