Family: Arecaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida (Florida Keys), the West Indies, southern Mexico (Quintana Roo) and Central America (Belize).
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Vulnerable
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 305-307) based on one occurrence in Biscayne National Park, Miami-Dade County. A reintroduction program at Long Key State Park is in process. This is widely cultivated in South Florida, from both native and introduced germplasm.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: In South Florida, known only from two stations in the Florida Keys, one of which (Long Key) is extinct. For more information, see our
species account. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website.
