Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Due to its limited range in South Florida, not recommended for geneneral landscape use.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A rare element of coastal strand and maritime hammocks from Key Biscayne north to southeastern Palm Beach County.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Small to medium tree or large shrub with a rounded, spreading crown.
Height:
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern South Florida, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Bahamas and Hispaniola. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Coastal hammocks and thickets.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous. Flowers unisexual.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides food and cover for wildlife. Larval host for giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) butterflies.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed removed from the outer coating. Scatter seeds over soil and barely cover.
Comments:
	For more information, visit our Floristic Inventory of South Florida Database Online. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).