Malpighiaceae
Maricao cimun
Byrsonima crassifolia
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus
- Byrsonima
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Common names
By language (16)
- Chinese
- 厚叶金匙木, 厚葉金匙木, 南茜果, 金汤匙果, 金湯匙果
- Dutch
- Nance
- English
- Maricao cimun, Chacunga, Changunga, Craboo, Golden spoon, Kraabu, Muruçi, Nance
- French
- Nance
- Guarani
- Murisi
- Japanese
- ナンセ
- koi
- Нансе
- kv
- Нансе
- lbe
- Нансе
- mrj
- Нансе
- Persian
- نانس
- Portuguese
- Muruci
- Russian
- Нансе, Бирсонима толстолистная
- Spanish
- Changugo, Chaparro de chinche, Cimarron, Indano, Manero, Manteco sabanero, Maricao cimarron, Maricao cimarrón
- udm
- Нансе
- Ukrainian
- Нансе
Synonyms
- Byrsonima cinerea (Poir.) DC.
- Byrsonima coriacea (Sw.) DC.
- Byrsonima cotinifolia Kunth
- Byrsonima crassifolia f. cubensis Nied.
- Byrsonima crassifolia f. ferruginea Nied.
- Byrsonima crassifolia f. kunthiana Nied.
- Byrsonima crassifolia subsp. insulata Cuatrec.
- Byrsonima crassifolia var. cinerea (Poir.) Nied.
- Byrsonima crassifolia var. jamaicensis (Urb. & Nied.) Urb. & Nied.
- Byrsonima crassifolia var. lanceolata Cuatrec.
- Byrsonima crassifolia var. moureila (Aubl.) DC.
- Byrsonima crassifolia var. peruviana Nied.
- Byrsonima crassifolia var. spruceana Nied.
- Byrsonima cubensis A.Juss.
- Byrsonima cubensis var. brachypoda Turcz.
- Byrsonima cumingiana A.Juss.
- Byrsonima fagifolia Nied.
- Byrsonima fendleri Turcz.
- Byrsonima ferruginea Kunth
- Byrsonima ferruginea var. moureila Benth.
- Byrsonima jamaicensis Urb. & Nied.
- Byrsonima karwinskiana A.Juss.
- Byrsonima lanceolata DC.
- Byrsonima laurifolia Kunth
- Byrsonima laurifolia var. guatemalensis Nied.
- Byrsonima montana Kunth
- Byrsonima moritziana Turcz.
- Byrsonima moureila Loudon
- Byrsonima panamensis Beurl.
- Byrsonima pulchra DC.
- Byrsonima rhopalaefolia Kunth
- Byrsonima rufescens Bertol.
- Byrsonima spruceana Nied.
- Malpighia cinerea Poir.
- Malpighia coriacea Sw.
- Malpighia cotinifolia Spreng.
- Malpighia crassifolia L.
- Malpighia laurifolia (Kunth) Spreng.
- Malpighia montana Spreng.
- Malpighia moureila Aubl.
and 3 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 157 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Elkin Meriño Florez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Judith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Whaldener Endo, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: MediaJet, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.