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Fabaceae

Cercipo

Myrospermum frutescens Jacq.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Myrospermum

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Common names

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English
Cercipo

Synonyms

  • Bannisteria purpurea Mill.
  • Calusia emarginata Klotzsch
  • Calusia emarginata Bertero ex Steud.
  • Myrospermum emarginatum Klotzsch
  • Myrospermum frutescens var. emarginatum (Klotzsch) M.Gómez
  • Myrospermum secundum Klotzsch
  • Myroxylon frutescens (Jacq.) Willd.
  • Toluifera frutescens (Jacq.) H.Karst.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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.