Varronia globosa is a flowering plant. An evergreen shrub it is a short-lived perennial.[2] It is listed an endangered in Florida.[3] It has white flowers and red berries.

Varronia globosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Varronia
Species:
V. globosa
Binomial name
Varronia globosa
Jacq.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cordia alnifolia Roem. & Schult.
  • Cordia bullata subsp. humilis (Jacq.) Gaviria
  • Cordia bullata var. globosa (Jacq.) Govaerts
  • Cordia dasycephala (Desv.) Kunth
  • Cordia globosa (Jacq.) Kunth
  • Cordia globosa subsp. humilis (Johnst.) Borhidi
  • Cordia globosa var. globosa
  • Cordia globosa var. humilis (Jacq.) I.M.Johnst.
  • Cordia humilis (Jacq.) G.Don
  • Cordia humilis Jacq.
  • Cordia jacmeliana E.H.L.Krause
  • Cordia parviflora Ortega
  • Cordia parvifolia Hemsl.
  • Cordia patens Miq.
  • Cordia patens Miq. ex Griseb.
  • Cordia serratifolia Cham.
  • Cordia sphaerocephala Willd.
  • Cordia sphaerocephala Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Lithocardium dasycephalum (Desv.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium globosum (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Lithocardium parviflorum (Ortega) Kuntze
  • Piloisa globosa (Jacq.) Raf.
  • Piloisia globosa (Jacq.) Raf.
  • Ulmarronia serratifolia (Cham.) Friesen
  • Varronia bullata subsp. globosa (Jacq.) Greuter & R.Rankin
  • Varronia bullata subsp. humilis (Jacq.) Feuillet
  • Varronia dasycephala Desv.
  • Varronia globosa subsp. humilis (Jacq.) Borhidi
  • Varronia humilis Jacq.
  • Varronia humilis var. mexicana Friesen
  • Varronia jacmeliana (E.H.L.Krause) Friesen
  • Varronia jacmeliana (K.Krause) Friesen
  • Varronia mexicana Friesen
  • Varronia sphaerocephala Willd.
  • Varronia sphaerocephala Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

In 1807, Philip Miller described it as globular-spiked varronia.[4]

In 1974, a specimen held at the Smithsonian was collected from Northeast Brazil.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Varronia globosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)". www.fnps.org.
  3. ^ "Varronia globosa - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
  4. ^ Miller, Philip (July 21, 1807). "The Gardener and Botanist's Dictionary: Containing the Best and Newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden ..." F.C. and J. Rivington – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Varronia globosa Jacq". Smithsonian Institution.