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Clusia rosea

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Balsam-fig

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160463
Element CodePDCLU02040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderTheales
FamilyClusiaceae
GenusClusia
Other Common Names
Cupey (ES) Pitch-apple (EN) scotch attorney (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Accepted as Clusia rosea by Kartesz (1999) and Wunderlin (1998). The name Clusia flava has sometimes been applied to the Florida plants currently called C. rosea.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-11-12
Change Date1991-11-12
Edition Date1991-07-08
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, L.; rev. C. Annable.
Rank Reasons
Species is introduced to south Florida. Occurs natively through West Indies from Bahamas and Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, and Bonaire and Curacao. Also from southern Mexico to Colombia, Venezuela, and French Guiana. Common in forests on riverbanks and hillsides throughout Puerto Rico, except in upper mountain regions.
Range Extent Comments
Florida Keys (perhaps once native - see Wunderlin 1998, but also FLHP), West Indies (including Puerto Rico), and Mexico south to French Guiana.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Low elevations along tropical woodland riverbanks and hillsides (Elias, 1980).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
HawaiiSNANo
FloridaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (7)
  1. Acevedo-Rodriguez, P., and collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden Vol. 78. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 581 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Liogier, H.A. 1994. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: Spermatophyta, Volume 3, Cyrillaceae to Myrtaceae. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. 461 pp.
  4. Little, E., Jr. & Wadsworth, F. 1964. Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 548 páges.
  5. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  6. Record, S., and C. Mell. 1924. Timbers of Tropical America. New Haven: Yale University Press, U.S.A. 610 pages.
  7. Wunderlin, R.P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. University Press of Florida: Gainesville, Florida. 806 pp.