Primulaceae

Leathery colicwood

Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.

Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Myrsine

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Leathery colicwood: Myrsine coriacea (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. (Sin het. Rapanea ferruginea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez) - PRIMULACEAE (sin. MYRSINACEAE) - Jardim Botânico de Brasília - — Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Leathery colicwood
Spanish: Cucharo blanco

Synonyms

Anguillaria coriacea (Sw.) Poir.
Ardisia coriacea Sw.
Rapanea coriacea (Sw.) Mez
Samara coriacea (Sw.) Sw.
Tinus coriacea (Sw.) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AGROFOR2007, 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.