Hernandiaceae
Mago
Hernandia sonora
- Family
- Hernandiaceae
- Genus
- Hernandia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 莲叶桐, 血桐
- English
- Mago
- Finnish
- Karibianrakkomarja
Synonyms
- Hernandezia sonora (L.) Hoffmanns.
- Hernandia peltata Sessé & Moc.
- Hernandia sonora var. guadeloupensis Meisn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Mario Guzmán, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Manon Lasalle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Maikol Qwer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rachael Kaiser, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.