Broomstick

Common names

Synonyms

• Barbylus brownii J.F.Gmel.
• Barbylus jamaicensis DC.
• Cupania trachycarpa Griseb.
• Euonymus pinnatus Mill.
• Odontandra parviflora Triana & Planch.
• Trichilia cathartica Mart.
• Trichilia cathartica var. glabrior C.DC.
• Trichilia chiapensis Matuda
• Trichilia glaziovii C.DC.
• Trichilia goyazana C.DC.
• Trichilia hirta var. magnifolia C.DC.
• Trichilia karwinskyana C.DC.
• Trichilia microcarpa C.DC.
• Trichilia multiflora Casar.
• Trichilia multijuga C.DC.
• Trichilia oxyphylla C.DC.
• Trichilia parviflora (Triana & Planch.) C.DC.
• Trichilia parvifoliola C.DC.
• Trichilia pyramidata Harms
• Trichilia schiedeana C.DC.
• Trichilia schiedeana var. purpusii Brandegee
• Trichilia spondiodes Jacq.
• Trichilia spondiodes var. gibbosifolia C.DC.
• Trichilia spondiodes var. gibbosifoliola C.DC.
• Trichilia trijuga Vell.
• Trichilia verrucata Suess.
• Trichilia verrucata var. plurifoliolata Suess.
• Trichilia wawrana C.DC.
• Trichilia wawrana var. antillana C.DC.

Flowers

Flower colour

white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit

Shrub, Tree

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

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