Morisonia flexuosa flowers from early summer to mid summer.[4] 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.[5]
Morisonia flexuosa grows in coastal regions from Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America to South America.[4][3]
Referencesedit
^Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Cynophalla flexuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135821648A135821650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135821648A135821650.en. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
morisonia, flexuosa, meter, high, shrub, flower, florida, keys, conservation, status, least, concern, iucn, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, clade, rosids, order, brassicales, family, capp. Morisonia flexuosa is a 2 4 meter high shrub 3 Morisonia flexuosa Morisonia flexuosa flower Florida Keys Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Brassicales Family Capparaceae Genus Morisonia Species M flexuosa Binomial name Morisonia flexuosaL 1759 Synonyms 2 Capparis brevisiliqua Moc amp Sesse ex DC 1824 Capparis diversifolia Sesse amp Moc 1894 nom illeg Capparis eucalyptifolia Haught 1929 Capparis eustachiana Jacq 1760 Capparis flexuosa L L 1762 Capparis guayaquilensis Kunth 1821 Capparis laetevirens Mart 1839 Capparis laevigata Mart 1839 Capparis lanceolata Ruiz amp Pav ex DC 1824 Capparis mollis Kunth 1821 Capparis pluvialis Mart 1839 Capparis saligna Vahl 1794 Capparis sinclairii Benth 1844 Capparis subbiloba Kunth 1821 Colicodendron subbilobum Kunth Seem 1852 Cynophalla flexuosa L J Presl 1825 Cynophalla guayaquilensis Kunth Iltis 2008 Cynophalla mollis Kunth J Presl 1825 Cynophalla saligna Vahl J Presl 1825 Morisonia guayaquilensis Kunth Christenh amp Byng 2018 Uterveria eustachiana Jacq Bertol 1839 Morisonia flexuosa flowers from early summer to mid summer 4 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 5 Morisonia flexuosa grows in coastal regions from Florida the West Indies Mexico Central America to South America 4 3 LeavesReferences edit Botanic Gardens Conservation International BGCI IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group 2018 Cynophalla flexuosa IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T135821648A135821650 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T135821648A135821650 en Retrieved 7 December 2022 Morisonia flexuosa L Plants of the World Online Retrieved 5 December 2023 a b Gordon C Tucker 2010 Cynophalla flexuosa Linnaeus J Presl Flora of North America online vol 7 a b regionalconservation org The Institute for Regional Conservation Delray Beach Florida USA Retrieved 2013 03 06 Image of the fruit Ann Stafford 2006 12 29 External links editregionalconservation org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morisonia flexuosa amp oldid 1188564301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,