Colubrina asiatica

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005626",
  "term": "Colubrina asiatica",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Asiatic colubrina, also called latherleaf, because of its ability to produce a lather in water, is a shrubby member of the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae). It is a low shrub with long, climbing or drooping branches that can reach 20 feet long or more. The leaves are 1½ to 5½ inches long, egg-shaped, and easily recognized by their shiny, green upper surfaces and toothed edges. They are attached to stems by slender stalks and are arranged alternately along the branches. Flowering, which usually occurs in July, produces clusters of small, greenish-white flowers at the junctures of leaf and stem. The fruits are small capsules, measuring less than ½ inch across, which reach maturity as early as September. At first green and fleshy, the capsules become dark brown with age. Each fruit contains three tiny grayish seeds.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "National Park Service Plant Conservation Alliance at http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/coas1.htm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/colubrina-asiatica/"
}