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Morisonia flexuosa
Also called Man Of War Bush, Mustard Tree, Nightwood, Bayleaf Capertree, Bloody Head Raw Bones, Limber Caper, Bay Leaved Caper
Morisonia flexuosa, the bay-leaved caper, is a 2–4 meter high shrub.
Morisonia flexuosa flowers from early summer to mid summer. The flowers are white to pink, the thin petals are 1.5 cm long. The fruits are green and cylindrical, up to 15 cm long and contain numerous white seeds which are displayed when the ripe fruits splits open. The pulp is bright pink.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Morisonia flexuosa 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.
