Flueggea acidoton

Flueggea acidoton, the simpleleaf bushweed (a name it shares with Flueggea virosa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.^[2] It is native to the Caribbean.^[1] A shrub or small tree, it is found in the seasonally dry tropics.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Flueggea acidoton
Foliage
At Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Flueggea
Species:	F. acidoton
Binomial name
Flueggea acidoton (L.) G.L.Webster
Synonyms[1]
Acidoton acidothamnus (Griseb.) Kuntze Adelia acidoton L. Adelia gracilis Salisb. Flueggea acidothamnus Griseb. Securinega acidothamnus (Griseb.) Müll.Arg. Securinega acidoton (L.) Fawc.

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