Chiococca alba Species of flowering plant
Chiococca alba flowering plant in the coffee family (Rubiaceae ) native to Florida and the extreme southern tip of Texas in the United States ,[ 4] Bermuda ,[ 3] Mexico , Central America , the Caribbean , the Galápagos , and tropical South America . Common names include David's milkberry , West Indian milkberry , cahinca [ 5] West Indian snowberry .[ 6] specific epithet , alba , means "white" in Latin and refers to the color of its fruits .[ 7]
Description
West Indian milkberry is an evergreen [ 5] woody vine or scrambling shrub that often grows on other vegetation and may reach a height of 6 m (20 ft) .[ 6] opposite , simple leaves are 5–11 cm (2.0–4.3 in) long and may be elliptic to ovate or broadly lanceolate in shape . Yellow, bell-shaped flowers up to 1 cm (0.39 in) in length appear throughout the year[ 8] racemes or panicles of six of to eight.[ 9] fruit is a white drupe 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) in diameter[ 8] seeds .[ 6]
References
↑ Roberts, A. (2014). "Chiococca alba " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 e.T56503531A56503966. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T56503531A56503966.en . Retrieved 13 November 2022 . 1 2 3 "Chiococca alba " . Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service , United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2010-04-19 .1 2 3 Sarkis, Samia (December 2009). "Recovery plan for eight species of flowering plants, Carex bermudia , Peperomia septentrionalis , Phaseolus lignosus , Erigeron darrellianus , Galium bermudense , Hypericum hypericoides , Psychotria lingustrifolia , in Bermuda" (PDF) . Department of Conservation, Bermuda: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. ↑ "David's Milkberry, Snowberry, Milkberry, David's Root, Perlilla, Canica, Cahinca, Cainea, Caninara, Aceitillo, Madreselva, Lagrimas de San Pedro, Lagrimas de Maria, Oreja de Raton, Suelda, Consuelda, Bejuco de Berac, Bejuco de Berraco, Xcanchac-che" . Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2009-12-11 .1 2 "Chiococca alba (L.) A.S. Hitchc" . Native Plant Information Network . Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 2009-12-11 .1 2 3 4 "Chiococca alba (L.) A.S. Hitchc. West Indian snow-berry" (PDF) . International Institute of Tropical Forestry . United States Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-12-11 .↑ Hammer, Roger L. (2004). Florida Keys Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of the Florida Keys 104. ISBN 978-0-7627-2569-4 [ permanent dead link ] 1 2 Nelson, Gil (1996). The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida: a Reference and Field Guide 297. ISBN 978-1-56164-110-9 1 2 Gilman, Edward F. (October 1999). "Chiococca alba" (PDF) . Cooperative Extension Service Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences . University of Florida. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-12 . ↑ "Lonicera alba " . Germplasm Resources Information Network Agricultural Research Service , United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2010-04-19 .↑ "Chiococca P. Browne" . TROPICOS . Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-12-11 .↑ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany 200– 202. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4
External links
Chiococca alba Lonicera alba
