Rutaceae
Sea torchwood
Amyris elemifera
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Amyris
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- شجرة الصمغ اللامي, لامي
- Chinese
- 海滨火炬木, 海濱橄欖
- English
- Sea torchwood
- Haitian Creole
- Bwa chandèl blan
Synonyms
- Amyris floridana Ware ex Nutt.
- Amyris maritima Jacq.
- Amyris maritima var. angustifolia A.Gray
- Amyris sylvatica Jacq.
- Elemifera floridana M.Gómez & Roig
- Elemifera maritima Kuntze
- Elemifera maritima var. unifoliata Kuntze
- Elemifera silvatica Kuntze
- Elemifera sylvatica Kuntze
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.