Swamp titi

Cyrilla racemiflora

Summary 2

Cyrilla racemiflora, the sole species in the genus Cyrilla, is a flowering plant in the family Cyrillaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southeastern United States (coastal areas from southeastern Texas east to southeastern Virginia), south through the Caribbean, Mexico (Oaxaca only) and Central America to northern Brazil and Colombia in South America. Common names include swamp cyrilla, swamp titi, red titi

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iNat Map

Form shrub, tree
Fruit type Racemes
Fruit color Brown
Fruit color Olive
Fruit season Fall, Summer
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Simple/compound Simple
Evergreen or deciduous Deciduous, Evergreen, Semi-evergreen
Leaf shape Ovate
Leaf shape Lanceolate
Leaf margin Entire
Leaf texture Glabrous
Bloom time Spring, Summer