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Urban's nakedwood

Scientific Name: Colubrina verrucosa

Family: Rhamnaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Shrub

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Urban's Nakedwood (Colubrina verrucosa)

Urban's Nakedwood, scientifically known as Colubrina verrucosa, is a perennial shrub belonging to the plant family Rhamnaceae.

Common Names

  • Urban's Nakedwood
  • Nakedwood
  • Snakewood
  • Greenheart
  • Hogplum

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Colubrina verrucosa (Urb.) M.C.Johnst.
  • Family: Rhamnaceae
  • Synonyms:
    • Colubrina urbanii M.C. Johnst.
    • Hybosperma spinosum

Distribution

  • Found in Mexico and the United States.
  • Specifically mentioned as native to the United States.

Morphology and Growth Habit

  • Growth habit: Shrub
  • Duration: Perennial

Related Species

  • Colubrina cubensis (Cuban Nakedwood)
  • Colubrina greggii (Sierra Nakedwood)
  • Colubrina texensis (Texan Hogplum)