Byrsonima lucida

Byrsonima lucida is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is endemic to islands in the Caribbean and to the U.S. state of Florida.^[2] It is a shrub or small tree, and produces pink flowers. Its natural habitat is hammocks in dry limestone rocklands, and in sandy pine-palm woods.^[3]

Byrsonima lucida
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Byrsonima
Species:	B. lucida
Binomial name
Byrsonima lucida (Mill.) DC.

Common names for the plant include clam cherry, gooseberry, locust berry^[2] and Long Key locustberry.^[4]