Condalia hookeri, called the Brazilian bluewood, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae, native to Texas and eastern Mexico.[3] It is a thorny shrub or small tree reaching 6 m (20 ft) but usually much shorter.[4] Typically it is found growing in marginal habitats such as limestone slopes, sandstone bluffs, lunettes, shell ridges, juniper-dominated woodlands, or along watercourses, often in clayey or sandy soils, at elevations from 10 to 400 m (30 to 1,300 ft).[4] It may come to dominate an area as a thorny scrubland.[1]
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| Its fruit is edible and may be made into a jelly[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Condalia |
| Species: | C. hookeri
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| Condalia hookeri | |
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Names
editCondalia hookeri goes by a number of misleading common names, including Brazilian bluewood, bluewood condalia, brasil, brasilwood, bluewood, logwood, purple haw, Edwards' bluewood, and capul negro, some of which are shared by other members of its genus.[1] Some of the names refer a blue dye that is obtained from its dense wood.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Condalia hookeri". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Condalia hookeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T126609442A156821209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T126609442A156821209.en. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Condalia hookeri M.C.Johnst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ a b Nesom, Guy L. (5 November 2020). "Condalia hookeri M. C. Johnston Brittonia 14: 362. 1962". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
Common names: Brazilian bluewood
- ^ "Condalia hookeri - M.C.Johnston". PFAF Plant Database. Plants for a Future. 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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