Erythroxylaceae

Brisselet

Erythroxylum brevipes DC.

Family: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum

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Brisselet (Erythroxylum brevipes) — FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Brisselet

Synonyms

Erythroxylum brevipedatum St.-Lag.
Erythroxylum brevipes f. grandifolium O.E.Schulz
Erythroxylum brevipes f. parvifolium O.E.Schulz
Erythroxylum havanense var. haitiense O.E.Schulz
Erythroxylum ovatum var. angustifolium O.E.Schulz
Erythroxylum rhamnoides Peyr. ex O.E.Schulz

Flowers

In flower: February, April to May (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: javier velez arocho, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tournasol7, 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.