Byrsonima lucida

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Common name: locust-berry (English)

Family: Malpighiaceae (Barbados-cherry)

Distribution: South Florida & the West Indies

Life form: Shrub/sub-shrub

Description: Byrsonima lucida, locustberry, is a shrub or small tree to 15 feet tall. Dime-sized flowers are produced in the spring; they have spoon-shaped petals which change from white to pink to red as they age. The berry-like fruits ripen to a pinkish brown and hold one seed. Locustberry can be found in pine rocklands of Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys, as well as The West Indies. It requires full sun to light shade and good drainage. After initial planting irrigation, it is drought tolerant. The rare Florida Duskywing butterfly uses locustberry as a larval host and solitary oil-collecting bees use oils produced by glands at the base of the flowers. Fruits provide food for birds in early summer. A Connect to Protect Network Species!

1: Plot 134 (134) • Accession: 2008-0746*A
2: Plot 176b (176B) • Accession: 2011-0608*B
3: Plot 184 (184) • Accession: 2009-0527*B
4: Plot 185 (185) • Accession: 2009-0527*A
5: Plot 191 (191) • Accession: 69363*A • Origin: United States of America
6: Plot 191 (191) • Accession: 69363*B • Origin: United States of America
7: Plot 191 (191) • Accession: 69363*C • Origin: United States of America
8: Plot 191 (191) • Accession: 69363*D • Origin: United States of America
9: Plot 191 (191) • Accession: 69363*E • Origin: United States of America
10: Plot 191 (191) • Accession: 85139*A
11: Plot 55A (55A) • Accession: 2011-0030*A
12: Plot 61 (61) • Accession: 2011-0253*A

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Byrsonima lucida

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