Family:
Surianaceae Arn.
Genus:
Suriana Plum. ex L.

Suriana maritima L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is SE. Kenya to Mozambique and Pacific, Florida, S. Mexico to Tropical America. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

[UNAL]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
cedro playero

[FTEA]

Surianaceae, H.J. Beentje. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1998

Morphology General Habit
Shrub, 0.5–1.8 m. high, much-branched and spreading, sometimes (apparently not in our area) a small tree to 8 m. high; stems grey-green, tomentellous and with glandular hairs when young, becoming sparsely hairy when older, with conspicuous leaf-scars.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves thick, upright, oblanceolate, 1–4.5 cm. long, 0.2–0.6 cm. wide, base cuneate or attenuate, margins entire and revolute, apex rounded to acute, sparsely pubescent on both surfaces, with some glandular hairs; venation ± invisible; petiole 1–3 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence hardly longer than the leaves, 1–6(–11)-flowered, with glandular tomentellous axes 1–4 cm. long; bracts similar to the leaves, up to 10 mm. long; pedicel 3–8 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 7–10 mm. high, glandular-pubescent, the lobes lanceolate, 6–10 mm. long, 2–3.5 mm. wide, acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals bright or lemon yellow, obovate, 5.5–9 mm. long, 4–5 mm. wide, base clawed for 1 mm., apex rounded, falling easily.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4–4.5 mm. long, the shorter ones 2.5–3.5 long; anthers 0.8 mm. high.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary densely pilose; styles 3–4 mm. long, glabrous, caducous before the fruit develops fully.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit of 5 carpels, fruiting calyx green turning yellow; carpels blackish, ellipsoid to slightly obovoid with some faces compressed by packing, 3–4 mm. high, 3–3.5 mm. in diameter, pubescent.
Figures
Fig. 1.
Habitat
Seashore just above the high-water mark, the beach crest, or on cliff ledges just above the sea, also on the landward side of Avicennia mangrove, on coral or sand, may be locally common; sea-level to just above sea-level.
Distribution
K7 P T6 T8 Z pantropical, but in Africa confined to the E. coast

[UPFC]
Distribution
Biogeografic region: Caribbean. Elevation range: 0–10 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Bolívar, La Guajira, San Andrés y Providencia.
Habit
Shrub.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, artificial - terrestrial.

[FZ]

Simaroubaceae, H. Wild and J. B. Phipps. Flora Zambesiaca 2:1. 1963

Morphology General Habit
Much-branched shrub up to 2 m. tall; branches greyish-velvety-hairy or thinly pubescent when older.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-lamina 10–40 × 3–4 mm., linear-spathulate to oblanceolate, obtuse to subacute at the apex, margin entire, cuneate at the base,: ± pubescent on both sides; petiole c. 1 mm. long, glandular-pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence as long as or shorter than the leaves; branches of inflorescence densely glandular-pubescent; bracts c. 4 mm. long, linear or linear-subulate, densely pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 8 mm. long, glandular-pubescent; lobes lanceolate-acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals yellow, c. 7 × 5 mm., oblong to obovate, apex rounded, margin ciliolate, base shortly clawed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens with longer filaments c. 4·5 mm. long and shorter ones c. 3·5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Carpels
Carpels ± obovoid-ellipsoid, free but closely appressed together; styles c. 4 mm. long, slender, glabrous except at the base, free but closely appressed together.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Ripe fruiting carpels blackish, c. 3·5 × 3 mm., obovoid, with two faces ± compressed, pubescent.

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 10 m.; Islas Caribeñas, Llanura del Caribe.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto
Conservation
No Evaluada

[UPFC]
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gilbert Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel I, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Panamá, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Tuvalu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Western Australia, Windward Is.

Suriana maritima L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 13, 2015 Johns, R.J. [12567], Papua New Guinea K001041592 No
Lima, A. [58-2906], Brazil K001031957 Yes
Belém, R.P. [272], Brazil K001031955 Yes
Gardner [s.n.], Brazil K001031956 Yes
Araújo, J.S. [119], Brazil K001031958 Yes

First published in Sp. Pl.: 284 (1753)

Accepted by

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  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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