Malpighiaceae
Doncella
Byrsonima spicata
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus
- Byrsonima
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Common names
By language (3)
- Dutch
- Afspraak
- English
- Doncella
- Spanish
- Maricao
Synonyms
- Byrsonima angustifolia Benth.
- Byrsonima biacuminata Rusby
- Byrsonima chrysophylla f. glandulifera Nied.
- Byrsonima chrysophylla f. kunthiana Nied.
- Byrsonima coriacea f. angustifolia Nied.
- Byrsonima coriacea f. eglandulosa Nied.
- Byrsonima coriacea f. propinqua (Benth.) Nied.
- Byrsonima coriacea var. spicata (Cav.) Nied.
- Byrsonima guadalupensis G.Don
- Byrsonima hostmannii Benth.
- Byrsonima peruviana var. eglandulosa A.Juss.
- Byrsonima propinqua Benth.
- Byrsonima spicata f. propinqua (Benth.) Nied.
- Malpighia guadalupensis Spreng.
- Malpighia spicata Cav.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Maria Betânia Passos de Albuquerque, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Mark22, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Mark22, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: neres.92, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: luds, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Makoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Klebson Guerra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Klebson Guerra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Rene Bueno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Andraus Eduardo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: JP Corrêa Carvalho, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: JP Corrêa Carvalho, 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.