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Clusia major is a tropical plant species in the genus Clusia. The name Clusia major is sometimes misapplied to the more widely distributed species Clusia rosea, which, however has petiolate (versus virtually sessile), very dark (versus bright) green leaves that are widest just below the apex (versus near the middle), and 8 (versus 5) stigmas. Fruits of C. rosea are about as long as wide (versus noticeably longer than wide in C. major).
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Tree
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Clusia
- Family
- Clusiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 11
- Mature Height
- 6.1 m to 12.19 m
- Mature Spread
- 2.44 m to 4.57 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Pink
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm to 7.62 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Fall, Early winter, Mid winter
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Autograph Tree en Balsam apple en Copey en Pitch-apple en Scotch attorney en Wild Balsam Tree en Balsam en Strangling Fig en Wild Balsam en Wild Mammie en Wild Mammy en Scottish attorney
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