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''Colubrina'' is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the Indian Ocean islands. Common names include nakedwood, snakewood, greenheart and hogplum. The generic name is derived from the Latin word ''coluber'', meaning "snake", and refers to the snake-like stems or stamens. The species are shrubs and small trees growing tall, with simple ovate leaves. The flowers are small, greenish-white or yellowish; the fruit is a capsule containing three seeds. The genus is at least in part a wastebasket taxon, and revision will likely result in the renaming of a number of species to different genera. ''Colubrina asiatica'', native to tropical Asia, eastern Africa and northern Australia, has become an invasive species in Florida. ==Selected species== *''Colubrina arborescens'' (Mill.) Sarg. – Greenheart (southern Florida, southern Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America) *''Colubrina articulata'' (Capuron) Figueiredo *''Colubrina asiatica'' (L.) Brongn. – Asian Nakedwood, ''Ānapanapa kukuku'' (Hawaiian) (Indo-Pacific) *''Colubrina beccariana'' Warb. *''Colubrina californica'' I.M.Johnst. – Las Animas Nakedwood *''Colubrina cubensis'' (Jacq.) Brongn. – Cuban Nakedwood (southern Florida, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba) *''Colubrina decipiens'' (Baill.) Capuron *''Colubrina elliptica'' (Sw.) Brizicky & W.L.Stern – Mabi, Soldierwood (Florida Keys, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, Venezuela) *''Colubrina ferruginosa'' Brongn. *''Colubrina glandulosa'' Perkins – Glandular Nakedwood *''Colubrina greggii'' S.Watson – Sierra Nakedwood *''Colubrina humbertii'' (H.Perrier) Capuron *''Colubrina nicholsonii'' Van Wyk & Schrire – Pondo Snakewood, Pondo weeping thorn, (アフリカーンス語:Pondo-treurdoring)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Protected Trees )〕 *''Colubrina oppositifolia'' Brongn. ex H.Mann – ''Kauila'' (Hawaii) *''Colubrina pedunculata'' Baker f. (Christmas Island) *''Colubrina pubescens'' Kurz *''Colubrina stricta'' Engelm. ex M.C. Johnst. – Comal Nakedwood *''Colubrina texensis'' (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray – Snakewood or Texan Hogplum (Texas, northern Mexico) *''Colubrina verrucosa'' (Urb.) M.C.Johnst. – Urban's Nakedwood 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colubrina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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