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Oleaceae

Palo de hueso

Haenianthus salicifolius Griseb.

Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Haenianthus

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Common names

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English
Palo de hueso

Synonyms

  • Haenianthus grandifolius Urb.
  • Haenianthus oblongatus Urb.
  • Haenianthus obovatus Krug & Urb.
  • Haenianthus salicifolius var. obovatus (Krug & Urb.) Knobl.
  • Haenianthus salicifolius var. parvifolius Knobl.
  • Haenianthus salicifolius var. salicifolius
  • Haenianthus salicifolius var. typicus Knobl.
  • Linociera salicifolia (Griseb.) M.Gómez

Characteristics

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

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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.