Celastraceae
Maidenberry
Crossopetalum rhacoma
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Crossopetalum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Maidenberry
Synonyms
- Crossopetalum pallens (Sm.) Kuntze
- Crossopetalum rotundatum (Lam.) Kuntze
- Myginda crossopetalum (L.) Raeusch.
- Myginda pallens Sm.
- Myginda rhacoma Sw.
- Myginda rotundata Lam.
- Rhacoma crossopetalum L.
- Rhacoma crossopetalum f. longifolia Urb.
- Rhacoma crossopetalum f. rotundata Urb.
- Rhacoma crossopetalum f. typica Urb.
- Rhacoma pallens (Sm.) M.Gómez
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: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Laurent Riche, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Frédéric Dupont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.