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threespike fiddlewood
Scientific Name: Citharexylum tristachyum
Family: Verbenaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Threespike Fiddlewood (Citharexylum tristachyum)
Threespike Fiddlewood, scientifically known as Citharexylum tristachyum, is a shrub or tree also referred to as Zitherwood or simply Fiddlewood.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Citharexylum tristachyum Turcz.
- Common Names: Threespike Fiddlewood
- Family: Verbenaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonym Symbol: CITR7
Distribution and Habitat
- Threespike Fiddlewood is found in Cuba, Jamaica, and the Leeward Islands. It is also found in Mexico and the United States.
Morphological Characteristics
- Threespike Fiddlewood is a perennial shrub.
Related Species
- Citharexylum brachyanthum (Berlandier's Fiddlewood, Tamaulipan Fiddlewood, Boxthorn Fiddlewood, Mexican Threespike Fiddlewood)
- Citharexylum berlandieri (Berlandier's Fiddlewood)
- Citharexylum spinosum (Spiny Fiddlewood)
- Citharexylum fruticosum (Fiddlewood)
- Citharexylum ulei (Found in Colombia, Peru, northwestern Brazil)
- Citharexylum vallense (No location found.)
- Citharexylum viride (Antarctica, Costa Rica)
- Citharexylum poeppigii (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela)
Further Information
- Discover Life: Provides information on the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Citharexylum tristachyum.