Malpighiaceae
Long Key locustberry
Byrsonima lucida
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus
- Byrsonima
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Long Key locustberry
Synonyms
- Byrsonima biflora Griseb.
- Byrsonima luacesii Acuña & Roig
- Byrsonima portoricensis Stahl
- Malpighia lucida Sw.
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
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bill Michalek, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Edith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Laurent Riche, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.