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Jacquinia pungens

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Primulaceae

Scientific name
  
Jacquinia pungens

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Jacquinia

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Jacquinia, Theophrastaceae, Gyrocarpus americanus, Lysiloma, Piptadenia

Jacquinia pungens (syn. Jacquinia macrocarpa subsp. pungens) is a species of flowering plant in the family Theophrastaceae, native to southern Mexico. It is a shrub growing to 4 m tall, with lanceolate to oblong evergreen leaves 4–7 cm long, with a sharply pointed apex. The flowers are yellow, orange, or red, produced in tight racemes. The fruit is a yellow berry.

References

Jacquinia pungens Wikipedia