Simaroubaceae

Corkwood

Leitneria floridana Chapm.

Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Leitneria

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Corkwood: Location taken: The United States National Arboretum, Washington DC. Names: Leitneria floridana Chapm., Corkwood, Leitneria, Leitneriales, Лейтнерия, レイトネリア科, 레 — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)

arz: ليتنريا فلوريدا
Cebuano: Leitneria
English: Corkwood
Indonesian: Leitneriales
Korean: 레이트네리아 플로리다나, 레이트네리아과, 레이트네리아목, 레이트네리아속
Persian: درخت چوبپنبهای آمریکا
Portuguese: Leitneria
Russian: Лейтнерия, Leitneriaceae, Leitneriales, Лейтнериевые, Лейтнериецветные, Лейтнерия флоридская
Vietnamese: Leitneriales
war: Leitneria

Synonyms

Myrica floridana (Chapm.) Alph.Wood

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vijayshree Sundar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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: Plantdrew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, 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.