Solanaceae

Mata buey

Goetzea elegans Wydler

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Goetzea

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Mata buey: Flower of Goetzea elegans , South Miami, Florida, USA — Photo: Scott Zona from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: غوتزيا جميلة
English: Mata buey, Beautiful goetzea, Matabuey
Korean: 괴체나무
Spanish: Manzanilla

Synonyms

Ilex exandra Bello

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Scott Zona from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.