Characteristics
Dicots
Citharexylum spinosum L.
FLORIDA FIDDLEWOOD
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Méndez (2001) recognized 6 formae of C. spinosum in the Caribbean Islands. Populations along the east coast of Florida generally align with forma spinosum, with some plants conforming to forma subvillosum in the south (Miami-Dade Co.), and some plants in the Keys conforming to forma villosum.
Native
FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
CITHAREXYLUM SPINOSUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 625. 1753.
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BARBADOS: Without data (lectotype: Plukenet, Phytographia t. 161(5). 1692). Lectotypified by R. A. Howard, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 79: 82. 1979. EPITYPE: BARBADOS: St. Andrew, Sep 1940, Gooding 228 (epitype: BM).
Epitypified by Méndez & Cafferty, Taxon 50: 1137. 2001.
Species Distribution Map
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Synonyms
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Citharexylum albicaule
Citharexylum albicaule Turczaninow, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(2): 208. 1863.
TYPE: CUBA: Without data, Sagra 213 (holotype: P; isotypes: NY, W).
Citharexylum bahamense
Citharexylum bahamense Millspaugh ex Britton, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 450. 1905.
TYPE: BAHAMAS: New Providence Island: Farringdon Road, 24 Aug 1904, Britton & Brace 233 (holotype: NY; isotype: US).
Citharexylum broadwayi
Citharexylum broadwayi O. E. Schulz ex Urban, Symb. Antill. 7: 354. 1912.
TYPE: TRINIDAD: Near Cedros, 15 Jan 1908, Broadway 3198 (holotype: B(destr.)).
Citharexylum cinereum
Citharexylum cinereum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 872. 1763, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Citharexylum spinosum Linnaeus 1753.
Citharexylum cinereum
Citharexylum cinereum J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2: 942. 1792, nom. illegit. et non Linnaeus 1763.
BASIONYM: Citharexylum teres Jacquin 1760.
Citharexylum coriaceum
Citharexylum coriaceum Desfontaines, Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3. 392. 1829.
Citharexylum fruticosum
Citharexylum fruticosum Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 1115. 1759, nom. illegit.
BASIONYM: Citharexylum spinosum Linnaeus 1753.
Citharexylum fruticosum forma bahamense
Citharexylum fruticosum Linnaeus, forma bahamense (Millspaugh ex Britton) Moldenke, Phytologia 13: 242. 1966.
BASIONYM: Citharexylum bahamense Millspaugh ex Britton 1905.
Citharexylum fruticosum forma subserratum
Citharexylum fruticosum Linnaeus, forma subserratum (Swartz) Moldenke, Phytologia 36: 164. 1977.
BASIONYM: Citharexylum subserratum Swartz 1788.
Citharexylum fruticosum forma subvillosum
Citharexylum fruticosum Linnaeus, forma subvillosum (Moldenke) Moldenke, Phytologia 3 6: 164. 1977.
BASIONYM: Citharexylum fruticosum Linnaeus, var. subvillosum Moldenke 1934.
Specimens and Distribution
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