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.
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