Flueggea virosa
Species of plant
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Flueggea virosa, the common bushweed, simpleleaf bushweed (a name it shares with Flueggea acidoton), white-berry bush, snowberry tree (a name it shares with Symphoricarpos albus), or Chinese waterberry, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae.[3][4] It is native to the Old World tropics and subtropics; Africa, Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, Malesia, New Guinea, and Australia.[2] It has also been introduced to Florida and Puerto Rico.[2] Dispersed by birds, it has been assessed as Least Concern.[1][5]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Flueggea |
| Species: | F. virosa |
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| Flueggea virosa | |
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A deciduous shrub or tree reaching 6 m (20 ft), it is found in the seasonally dry tropics and subtropics (and is absent from true deserts and rainforests) at elevations from 100 to 2,300 m (300 to 7,500 ft).[4][6] Its white berries are edible.[5][7]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[2]
- Flueggea virosa subsp. himalaica D.G.Long – Nepal, eastern Himalayas, Assam, Myanmar
- Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides (F.Muell.) G.L.Webster – New Guinea, Australia
- Flueggea virosa subsp. virosa – entire range, except Nepal, eastern Himalayas, New Guinea, Australia