Malvaceae
Luehea
Luehea speciosa
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Luehea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Luehea
Synonyms
- Apeiba ulmifolia Kunth
- Brotera maritima Vell.
- Cedrela alternifolia (Mill.) Steud.
- Cedrus alternifolia Mill.
- Luehea alternifolia (Mill.) Mabb.
- Luehea densiflora A.St.-Hil.
- Luehea ferruginea Turcz.
- Luehea laxiflora A.St.-Hil.
- Luehea platypetala A.Rich.
- Luehea rufescens Benth.
- Luehea speciosa var. laxiflora K.Schum.
- Luehea tarapotina J.F.Macbr.
- Swietenia alternifolia (Mill.) Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, 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.