About Securinega virosa
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. 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. It has also been introduced to Florida and Puerto Rico. Dispersed by birds, it has been assessed as Least Concern.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Securinega virosa
- Genus
- Securinega
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests and wastelands
- Native to
- Paleotropics
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, Himalayas, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Polynesia, Nepal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Securinega virosa belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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