Clusiaceae

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea Jacq.

Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Clusia

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Scotch attorney (Clusia rosea) — FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 書帶木, 粉红香果树
English: Scotch attorney
Finnish: Kuristajaklusia, Klusia
Tamil: குளூசியா ரோசியா, ஆட்டோகிராப் மரம்

Synonyms

Clusia retusa Poir.
Clusia silvicola Britton
Elwertia retusa Raf.
Firkea rosea (Jacq.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: June to September, November to April (from 36 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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

FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mbigerna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: clarissa bellon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: gbdimeglio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, 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.