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Prunus maritimaracemosa, folio rotundo glabro; fructu minore purpureo. Hift. Jam. Vol. II. p. 129. (The Mangrove Grape Tree)

Phalaena Caroliniana, minor; fulva, maculis nigris alba linea, pulchre aspersis. Pet. Gaz. Nat. Tab. III. Fig. 2. p. 96

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Catesby, Mark. 1743. “Prunus maritimaracemosa, folio rotundo glabro; fructu minore purpureo. Hift. Jam. Vol. II. p. 129. (The Mangrove Grape Tree) Phalaena Caroliniana, minor; fulva, maculis nigris alba linea, pulchre aspersis. Pet. Gaz. Nat. Tab. III. Fig. 2. p. 96.” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed December 2, 2024, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/572.