Asian nakedwood	USDA PLANTS Symbol: COAS3 USDA ARS GRIN: 11183 ITIS: 28521
Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn.
Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Rhamnales: Rhamnaceae
Synonym(s): Asian snakewood
Asian nakedwood is a low shrub with climbing branches. The climbing branches can reach to 30 ft. (9 m) in length. Leaves are alternate, 1.5-5.5 in. (3.7-13.7 cm) long, shiny, toothed, broadly ovate and accuminate. Flowers are small, greenish and bloom in clusters in the axils of the leaves. Blooming occurs in the mid-summer, but can occur year-round. Fruit are 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) long, berry-like capsules with small, gray seeds. Seeds float and are salt-tolerant, thus enabling them to be dispersed by ocean currents. Asian nakedwood occurs in full to partial sun on upland sites and was first collected in Florida in 1937.

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Foliage; Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; with fruit Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Infestation; aerial photo Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Infestation; Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Infestation; aerial photo Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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