More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies of Zihuatanejo
ORDER ERICALES
Cudjoewood
Bonellia macrocarpa
Flowers by Colour
-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)
-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)
-Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies (Order Ericales)
-Primroses (Family Primulaceae)
-Subfamily Theophrastoideae
-Tribe Theophrasteae
-Genus Bonellia
-Cudjoewood (Bonellia macrocarpa)
Cudjoewood (Bonellia macrocarpa), is a robust evergreen shrub or small tree native to Mexico. he plant produces clusters of small, fragrant, orange-red flowers that are unique for having five true petals alternating with five petal-like sterile stamens. These blooms are followed by greenish to orange berries about 3 to 4 centimetres in diameter, which have a wrinkled outer skin when mature and are often consumed by birds but are not edible for humans.
Description
• Bonellia macrocarpa is a woody shrub or small tree in the primrose family (Primulaceae), formerly placed in the family Theophrastaceae. Members of this genus typically have simple, leathery leaves and produce flowers in clusters.
Range
• Bonellia macrocarpa is a tropical American species associated with Mexico and parts of Central America. It is native to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and the surrounding area.
Habitat
• It is associated with tropical vegetation and may grow in seasonally dry woodland, scrub, and forest margins. Like other woody plants of tropical dry regions, it is adapted to warm conditions.