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Accession Data:

Galphimia gracilis Bartl.

  • Common Name: Spray of Gold
  • Family: Malpighiaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: eastern Mexico

  • USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201700025
  • Source: University of Florida
  • Accession Date: 04-07-2017
  • Bench: 3311 - NEOB: Cycads
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 03-12-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Malpighiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Malpighiaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, April 07, 2017.
  2. Galphimia gracilis at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Friday, May 12, 2017.

data regenerated on Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:06:06 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Malpighiaceae

  • Acridocarpus natalitius
  • Acridocarpus zanzibaricus W/C
  • Banisteriopsis caapi
  • Galphimia gracilis
  • Malpighia coccigera
  • Malpighia glabra
  • Microsteira sp. W/C
  • Stigmaphyllon ciliatum
  • Tristellateia australasiae
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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