Family: Sapotaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southern and eastern peninsular Florida and the West Indies.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
State of Florida Status:
Threatened
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Rare
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: This is widespread but scattered in South Florida. It grows in a wide variety of hardwood forests both in the interior and along the coast. Using modern NatureServe criteria, we re-ranked this as Rare in South Florida in July 2018.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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