Malpighiaceae
Dragon withe
Heteropterys laurifolia
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus
- Heteropterys
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dragon withe
Synonyms
- Banisteria caerulea Lam.
- Banisteria lancifolia West ex Schltdl.
- Banisteria laurifolia L.
- Banisteria magnoliifolia Ham.
- Banisteria paniculata DC.
- Banisteria pubiflora DC.
- Byrsonima stigmatophora Schltdl.
- Heteropterys caerulea (Lam.) DC.
- Heteropterys caerulea var. angustifolia A.Juss.
- Heteropterys caerulea var. diversifolia Griseb.
- Heteropterys floribunda Kunth
- Heteropterys floribunda f. eglandulosa Donn.Sm.
- Heteropterys laurifolia subvar. floribunda Nied.
- Heteropterys laurifolia var. antillana Nied.
- Heteropterys laurifolia var. laurifolia
- Heteropterys laurifolia var. mexicana Nied.
- Heteropterys longifolia Kunth
- Heteropterys longifolia var. borealis Nied.
- Heteropterys longifolia var. martinicensis Nied.
- Heteropterys pubiflora (DC.) Bello
- Malpighia dubia Cav.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Obed Palagot Echavarria, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, 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.