Fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum L.
Citharexylum spinosum L. is a species in the Verbenaceae family, first described in 1753. It is commonly known as Fiddlewood and is native to regions including southern Florida, the Caribbean, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The species has a broad distribution, occurring in areas such as ZA, PK, CD, MV, IN, BM, AU, Kruger National Park, FJ, Hawaii, Andaman Is., Bahamas, Bermuda, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and French Guiana. Taxonomic discussions note that it has been associated with superfluous names, as discussed by Mendez Santos and Cafferty in Taxon 50 (2002) and by Mendez Santos in Willdenowia 31 (2001).
Description
Citharexylum spinosum L. is a flowering plant species in the Verbenaceae family. It is native to southern Florida, the Caribbean, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The species is known by the common names Florida fiddlewood and spiny fiddlewood. It has a wide distribution across multiple regions, including ZA, PK, CD, MV, IN, BM, AU, Kruger National Park, FJ, Hawaii, Andaman Is., Bahamas, Bermuda, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and French Guiana. Taxonomic literature indicates that C. spinosum has been linked to superfluous names, as discussed in works by Mendez Santos and Cafferty in Taxon 50 (2002) and by Mendez Santos in Willdenowia 31 (2001).
Other common names
Spiny fiddlewoodFiddlewoodFlorida fiddlewoodSusanna BerrySavannah Berry
Distribution
ZA · PK · CD · MV · IN · BM · AU · Kruger National Park · Global · FJ · Hawaii · Andaman Is. · Bahamas · Bermuda · Colombia · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Fiji · French Guiana · Guyana · Haiti · India · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mozambique · Netherlands Antilles · Panamá · Puerto Rico · Suriname · Trinidad-Tobago
Synonyms
Citharexylum spinosum f. smalliiCitharexylum spinosum f. subserratumCitharexylum spinosum f. subvillosumCitharexylum spinosum f. villosumColletia tetragonaCitharexylum albicauleCitharexylum bahamenseCitharexylum caudatumCitharexylum cinereumCitharexylum cinereumCitharexylum coriaceumCitharexylum fruticosumCitharexylum fruticosum f. bahamenseCitharexylum fruticosum var. smalliiCitharexylum fruticosum f. subserratumCitharexylum fruticosum var. subserratumCitharexylum fruticosum f. subvillosumCitharexylum fruticosum var. subvillosumCitharexylum fruticosum var. villosumCitharexylum hybridumCitharexylum laevigatumCitharexylum macrophyllumCitharexylum molleCitharexylum molleCitharexylum pentandrumCitharexylum polystachyumCitharexylum pulverulentumCitharexylum quadrangulareCitharexylum subserratumCitharexylum surrectum
