Guapira discolor (Blolly)

Guapira discolor

Guapira discolor (Spreng.) Little

Guapira bracei (Britton) Little

Guapira longifolia (Heimerl) Little

Pisonia discolor Spreng.

Pisonia discolor Spreng. var. longifolia Heimerl

Torrubia bracei Britton

Torrubia discolor (Spreng.) Britton

Torrubia longifolia (Heimerl) Britton

Blolly

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
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	Caryophyllidae	Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
Order	Caryophyllales	Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
Family	Nyctaginaceae	Plants with unique fruits (“anthocarps”) and large pollen grains
Genus	Guapira
Species	discolor	From the Greek prefix dis- which like the Latin bis- means two or twice, and thus of two or different colors. (“Dis” can also mean “without,” so discolor could mean colorless, i.e. white.)

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Guapira discolor description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Oct 2018.

4/14/2015 · Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, Key Largo, FL
≈ 16 × 24" (39 × 59 cm)

4/14/2015 · Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, Key Largo, FL
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 22 cm)

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