Verbenaceae

Juniper berry

Citharexylum caudatum L.

Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Citharexylum

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Juniper berry: Citharexylum caudatum (branch). Location: Kauai, Anahola — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Juniper berry

Synonyms

Citharexylum album Mill.
Citharexylum berteroi Spreng.
Citharexylum caudatum f. angustifolium Moldenke
Citharexylum caudatum f. lindenii (Turcz.) I.E.Méndez
Citharexylum caudatum f. parvifolium Moldenke
Citharexylum erectum Sw.
Citharexylum lindenii Turcz.
Citharexylum mucronatum P.Fourn. & Moldenke
Citharexylum ternatum Moldenke

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.