Rhamnaceae
Soldierwood
Colubrina elliptica
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Colubrina
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Soldierwood, Mabi
Synonyms
- Ceanothus reclinatus L'Hér.
- Colubrina fermenta Rich. ex Brongn.
- Colubrina hondurensis Ant.Molina
- Colubrina pittieriana Steyerm.
- Colubrina reclinata (L'Hér.) Brongn.
- Colubrina venezuelensis Steyerm.
- Diplisca elliptica Raf.
- Rhamnidium moreireanum Glaz.
- Rhamnus elliptica Sw.
- Rhamnus venosa Lam. ex Poir.
- Ziziphus domingensis Duhamel
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Djringer, 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.