Verbenaceae
Spiny fiddlewood
Citharexylum spinosum
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Genus
- Citharexylum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Spiny fiddlewood
- Thai
- บุหงาบาหลี
Synonyms
- Citharexylum albicaule Turcz.
- Citharexylum bahamense Millsp. ex Britton
- Citharexylum caudatum Sw.
- Citharexylum cinereum L.
- Citharexylum cinereum Moc. & Sessé ex D.Don
- Citharexylum coriaceum Desf.
- Citharexylum fruticosum L.
- Citharexylum fruticosum f. bahamense (Millsp. ex Britton) Moldenke
- Citharexylum fruticosum f. subserratum (Sw.) Moldenke
- Citharexylum fruticosum f. subvillosum (Moldenke) Moldenke
- Citharexylum fruticosum var. smallii Moldenke
- Citharexylum fruticosum var. subserratum (Sw.) Moldenke
- Citharexylum fruticosum var. subvillosum Moldenke
- Citharexylum fruticosum var. villosum (Jacq.) O.E.Schulz
- Citharexylum hybridum Moldenke
- Citharexylum laevigatum Hostm. ex Griseb.
- Citharexylum macrophyllum Poir.
- Citharexylum molle Salisb.
- Citharexylum molle Jacq. ex Spreng.
- Citharexylum pentandrum Vent.
- Citharexylum polystachyum Turcz.
- Citharexylum pulverulentum Pers.
- Citharexylum quadrangulare Jacq.
- Citharexylum spinosum f. smallii (Moldenke) I.E.Méndez
- Citharexylum spinosum f. subserratum (Sw.) I.E.Méndez
- Citharexylum spinosum f. subvillosum (Moldenke) I.E.Méndez
- Citharexylum spinosum f. villosum (Jacq.) I.E.Méndez
- Citharexylum subserratum Sw.
- Citharexylum surrectum Griseb.
- Citharexylum teres Jacq.
- Citharexylum tomentosum Poir.
- Citharexylum tomentosum var. molle Regel
- Citharexylum villosum Jacq.
- Citharexylum villosum f. angustifolium Griseb.
- Citharexylum villosum f. pentandrum Griseb.
- Colletia tetragona Brongn.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: lilabird91, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.