Jacquinia pungens
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of flowering plant
| Jacquinia pungens | |
|---|---|
| J. pungens flowers | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Jacquinia |
| Species: | J. pungens
|
| Binomial name | |
| Jacquinia pungens | |
Jacquinia pungens (syn. Jacquinia macrocarpa subsp. pungens) is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to southern Mexico. It is a shrub growing to 4 m tall, with lanceolate to oblong evergreen leaves 4–7 cm long, with a sharply pointed apex. The flowers are yellow, orange, or red, produced in tight racemes. The fruit is a yellow berry.
Images
[edit ]-
J. pungens fruit.
Stub icon
This Primulaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.