Erythroxylaceae
Swamp-redwood
Erythroxylum areolatum
- Family
- Erythroxylaceae
- Genus
- Erythroxylum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Swamp-redwood
Synonyms
- Erythroxylum areolatum f. macrophyllum Griseb. ex O.E.Schulz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Quentin Groom, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 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.