Polygonaceae
Long John
Triplaris melaenodendron
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Triplaris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Long John
Synonyms
- Triplaris macombii Donn.Sm.
- Triplaris macombii var. rufescens Donn.Sm.
- Triplaris melaenodendron subsp. melaenodendron
- Vellasquezia melaenodendron Bertol.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Nelson Zamora Villalobos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Nelson Zamora Villalobos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Nelson Zamora Villalobos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.