Annonaceae
Blacklancewood
Oxandra lanceolata
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Genus
- Oxandra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Blacklancewood
Synonyms
- Bocagea virgata Benth. & Hook.f.
- Cananga lancea Poit. ex Dunal
- Guatteria virgata Dunal
- Oxandra lanceolata subsp. macrocarpa R.E.Fr.
- Oxandra virgata A.Rich.
- Uvaria lanceolata Sw.
- Uvaria virgata Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos

Photo: Yolanda M. Leon, 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.