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Nyctaginaceae
Pisonia

not marked as a favorite taxon Pisonia macranthocarpa (Donnell Smith) Donnell Smith. Common name: Big-fruit Devil’s-claw. Habitat: Tropical hammocks. Distribution: S. peninsular FL (the Keys only); West Indies (Cuba); Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Collected only once in North America, the material sometimes considered ambiguous.

Synonymy ⓘ: = WI; = Pisonia aculeata L. var. macranthocarpa Donnell Smith — SFla, Bogle (1974); < Pisonia aculeata L. — Fl5, FNA4, K4, Mex, S, WH3. Basionym: Pisonia aculeata L. var. macranthocarpa Donnell Smith 1891

Links to other floras: < Pisonia aculeata - FNA4

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