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Salicaceae

Rabo de ranton

Casearia aculeata Jacq.

Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Casearia

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Common names

By language (3)
English
Rabo de ranton, Cockspur, Thom prickle
French
Citronnier, Piquant arada, Piquant rada, Pois piante marron
Spanish
Cabori, Cabrón, Carambomba, Jía, Jía morada, Jía peluda, Jía prieta, Limoncillo

Synonyms

  • Casearia aculeata var. tafallana (Eichler) J.F.Macbr.
  • Casearia alba A.Rich.
  • Casearia avellana Miq. ex Eichler
  • Casearia avellana Miq.
  • Casearia berberoidia Rusby
  • Casearia berteriana Turcz.
  • Casearia berteroana Turcz.
  • Casearia boliviana Briq.
  • Casearia guianensis var. rafflesioides Croat
  • Casearia hassleri Briq.
  • Casearia hirsuta var. glabrata DC.
  • Casearia hirta Sw.
  • Casearia microphylla Bertero ex Turcz.
  • Casearia nicoyensis Donn.Sm.
  • Casearia obovata Schltdl.
  • Casearia obtusifolia Rusby
  • Casearia odorata Macfad.
  • Casearia prunifolia Tul.
  • Casearia ramiflora var. spinosa Griseb.
  • Casearia riparia S.Moore
  • Casearia rufidula Triana & Planch.
  • Casearia sericea L.O.Williams & A.R.Molina
  • Casearia spinosa Willd.
  • Casearia spinosa var. coriacifolia Kuntze
  • Casearia spinosa var. tafallana Eichler
  • Casearia urbaniana Gand.
  • Chaetocrater hirtum Raf.
  • Chetocrater hirta (Sw.) Raf.
  • Guidonia alba (A.Rich.) M.Gómez
  • Guidonia hirsuta var. glabrata (DC.) M.Gómez
  • Guidonia hirta (Sw.) M.Gómez
  • Guidonia hirta var. glabriora M.Gómez
  • Samyda affinis Spreng.
  • Samyda enneandria Sessé & Moc.
  • Samyda multiflora Cav.
  • Samyda spinosa L.
  • Samyda tomentosa Sw.
  • Xylosma turrialbana Donn.Sm.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.