Achariaceae

Caloncoba

Caloncoba echinata (Oliv.) Gilg

Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Caloncoba

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Caloncoba (Caloncoba echinata) — FlowerPhoto: ehoumanevans, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Caloncoba

Synonyms

Oncoba echinata Oliv.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: ehoumanevans, 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.