Family: Basellaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Perhaps southern Mexico and Central America, but widely cultivated and naturalized in the Neotropics.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
Synonyms:
Boussingaultia leptostachya.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Possibly Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for disturbed areas on the island of Key West. Sparingly naturalized in the Florida Keys.
