Euphorbiaceae
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Sapium laurocerasus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Sapium
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Sapium laurocerasusEuphorbiaceae
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Common names
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Synonyms
- Excoecaria laurocerasus (Desf.) Müll.Arg.
- Excoecaria laurocerasus var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Sapium latifolium Klotzsch ex Pax
- Sapium laurocerasum var. genuinum Müll.Arg.
- Sapium laurocerasus var. genuinum Müll.Arg.
- Stillingia laurocerasus (Desf.) Baill.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: 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.