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Primulaceae

Jacanillo

Wallenia lamarckiana (A.DC.) Mez

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Wallenia

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Common names

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English
Jacanillo

Synonyms

  • Anguillaria laurifolia Lam.
  • Ardisia latifolia Roem. & Schult.
  • Ardisia laurifolia (Lam.) A.DC.
  • Ardisia pendula Urb.
  • Ardisia purpurascens Urb.
  • Ardisia purpurascens var. corymbifera Urb.
  • Ardisia purpurascens var. genuina Urb.
  • Badula lamarkiana A.DC.
  • Monoporus bakerianus (Kuntze) Mez
  • Petesioides pendulum (Urb.) Britton
  • Tinus bakeriana Kuntze
  • Tinus laurifolia (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Wallenia pendula (Urb.) Mez
  • Wallenia purpurascens (Urb.) Mez
  • Wallenia purpurascens var. corymbifera Mez

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, 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.