Capparaceae
Morisonia

Morisonia flexuosa L.

First published in Pl. Jamaic. Pug.: 14 (1759)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is a scrambling tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Caribbean. Elevation range: 0–120 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Atlántico, Bolívar, La Guajira, Magdalena.
Habit
Shrub, Small tree, Tree, Liana, Climbing.
[UPFC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Vernacular
Arara, Olot
[UPFC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135821648/135821650

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 120 m.; Llanura del Caribe.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto, arbolito, árbol, trepadora, liana
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Vernacular
RAW BONES, RAW HEAD, BLOODY HEAD
Morphology General Habit
A shrub or small tree, sometimes scrambling or with arching or flexuous branches, entirely glabrous and devoid of scales
Morphology Leaves
Leaves oblong, lance-oblong, or elliptic, 4–9 cm long, blunt or often notched at the apex, an oblong gland in each axil
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers nocturnal, large; sepals 6–10 mm long; petals white or pale greenish, 1.5–3 cm long; stamens numerous, the white filaments 4–6 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 0.6–1 cm long, on an elongate gynophore
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit red, 10–20 cm long, cylindrical or torulose, with scarlet pulp and several to numerous large white seeds.
Distribution
Cayman Islands. Florida, West Indies and continental tropical America.
Ecology
In rocky thickets and woodlands.
[Cayman]

Uses

Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0