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Bodywood

Bourreria succulenta

Also called Pigeon Berry, Cherry, Chink, Currant Tree, Poisonberry, Bahamian Strongbark, Strongbark

Bodywood
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Ehretiaceae (Ehreti family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Florida, Caribbean, S. Mexico, N. Venezuela
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Bourreria succulenta is a species of flowering plant in the family Ehretiaceae. It is a tree native to Caribbean islands including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles, and to Florida, southern Mexico, and northern Venezuela. It is known by several synonyms, including Bourreria baccata and B. velutina. Common names include cherry, currant tree, poisonberry, chink, and bodywood.

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Strongbark

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bourreria succulenta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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