Crossopetalum

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Crossopetalum P.Browne
CELASTRACEAE
CROSSOPETALUM
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Classification
CELASTRALES
Crossopetalum
Citation
CROSSOPETALUM P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 145. 1756.
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TYPE: Crossopetalum rhacoma Crantz (Rhacoma crossopetalum Linnaeus)
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Crossopetalum ilicifolium CHRISTMASBERRY Native Threatened-State FACW (NWPL)
Crossopetalum rhacoma MAIDENBERRY; RHACOMA Native Threatened-State FACU (NWPL)
Identification Key
1.  Shrub to 30 cm tall; leaf blade margins prickly
C. ilicifolium
1.  Shrub to tree 1-8 m tall; leaf blade margins entire to crenulate
C. rhacoma
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Rhacoma Rhacoma Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 885, 896. 1759. TYPE: = Crossopetalum P. Browne 1756.