Reynosia septentrionalis Urb.

Darlingplum (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Reynosia

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, 1.5–7 m, glabrous; trunks to 2 dm diam. Leaves: petiole 1.5–3 mm; blade elliptic-oblong to oval or obovate, 2–4 cm, coriaceous, base cuneate to truncate, margins entire, revolute, apex usually truncate-emarginate, sometimes rounded. Inflorescences 1–4-flowered. Pedicels 4–9 mm. Drupes dark purple to black, globose to ovoid or ellipsoid.
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An evergreen tree. It grows 6-8 m tall. The trunk is 15-20 cm across. The fruit are dark purple and thin-skinned. They are 2 cm long. They are sweet. There is one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.2
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 7.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the tropics and subtropics at low elevations. It grows in scrubland.
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Scrublands and coppices.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Debility (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Reynosia septentrionalis world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Cuba, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:218830-2
WFO ID wfo-0001130931
COL ID 4RV8J
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Synonyms

Reynosia septentrionalis