View source for Schaefferia frutescens

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|accepted_name=Schaefferia frutescens
|accepted_authority=Jacquin
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Enum. Syst. Pl.,
|place=10, 33. 1760
|year=1760
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|common_names=Florida boxwood;yellow wood
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Celastraceae;Schaefferia;Schaefferia frutescens
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Celastraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Schaefferia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Schaefferia frutescens]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 131
|treatment_page=page 132
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>or trees to 12 m. <b>Stems</b>: twigs not spinescent; short shoots absent. <b>Leaves</b> alternate; petiole present; blade elliptic, ovate, or oblanceolate, 40–60 × 15–30 mm, base attenuate, apex round or broadly obtuse. <b>Pedicels</b> (fruiting) 4–6 mm. <b>Flowers</b>: sepals 0.7 mm; petals oblanceolate, 2.5 mm. <b>Drupes</b> bright red or scarlet, 4–6 mm. <b>Seeds</b> yellow.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–fall.
|habitat=Hammocks.
|elevation=0–10 m.
|distribution=Fla.;e Mexico;West Indies;Central America;ne South America.
|discussion=<p>In the flora area, <i>Schaefferia frutescens</i> occurs in Miami-Dade and Monroe (Keys only) counties. The bright yellow heartwood is close grained and heavy; it is sometimes used as a substitute for boxwood in engraving.</p>
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name=Schaefferia frutescens
|author=
|authority=Jacquin
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Celastraceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–fall.
|habitat=Hammocks.
|elevation=0–10 m.
|distribution=Fla.;e Mexico;West Indies;Central America;ne South America.
|reference=None
|publication title=Enum. Syst. Pl.,
|publication year=1760
|special status=
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|genus=Schaefferia
|species=Schaefferia frutescens
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