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*Varronia curassavica Jacquin. Common name: Black Sage. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, Meso4.2; = Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. — K4, WH3, Al-Shehbaz (1991), Miller (1985). Basionym: Varronia curassavica Jacq. 1760

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