Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Byrsonima lucida

locustberry, Long Key locustberry
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

locustberry, Long Key locustberry

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Byrsonima lucida

Familia:

Malpighiaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

5-15 (35) ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,pink,red

Color de la fruta:

orange

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms late winter - early summer. Fruits ripen late spring-summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant where its showy, multi-colored flowers can be seen. Use as a large shrub to small tree.  Works well planted in clusters.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for the Florida duskywing ( Ephyriades brunneus ).





Nectar plant for a variety of butterflies.

Good cover for birds, and birds and other wildlife enjoy the fruit.

Hábitats nativos:

Pine rockland, rockland hammock.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Flower color varies, which gives the plant a multi-hued array of flowers.



Listed as Threatened in Florida

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Locustberry. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Byrsluci ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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