Colubrina elliptica (Soldierwood)

4/14/2015 · Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, Key Largo, Florida

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Rhamnales	Buckthorns, oleasters, grapes, others
Family	Rhamnaceae	Buckthorn family
Genus	Colubrina	Snakelike, shaped like a snake, alluding to the stems or to the stamens
Species	elliptica	Elliptical, about twice as long as wide