Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2012
In habitat as an invasive exotic, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Family: Arecaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Mexico and Central America
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Sparingly naturalized.