Copyright by: George D. Gann in habitat, New Providence, Bahamas, 2012
Family: Picramniaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies and northern South America (Venezuela).
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 494-495) based on five occurrences in five protected areas. Due to this species' very limited distribution along the Miami Rock Ridge, we retain the rank of critically imperiled using modern NatureServe criteria.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website. https://www.fnai.org/PDFs/FieldGuides/Picramnia_pentandra.pdf