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Quadrella cynophallophora (L.) Hutch.
Jamaica caper-tree

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Capparaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.

Synonyms: Capparis cynophallophora L., Capparis jamaicensis Jacq.

Other data on Quadrella cynophallophora available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Quadrella cynophallophora has been found in the following 51 conservation areas :
A.D. Doug Barnes Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Atlantic Dunes Park	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
Attwood Addition, Indian Key Historic State Park	Present	Native
Bahia Honda State Park	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section	Present	Native
Blowing Rocks Preserve	Present	Native
Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Bocilla Preserve	Present	Native
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve	Present	Native
Cayo Costa State Park	Present	Native
Collier-Seminole State Park	Present	Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Curry Hammock State Park	Present	Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park	Present	Native
Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Enchanted Forest Park	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Girl Scouts South Miami Little House	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
High Ridge Scrub Natural Area	Present	Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Present	Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Present	Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
Key West National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Kitchen Key	Present	Native
Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park, Klopp Tract	Present	Native
Long Key State Park	Present	Native
Mound Key Archaeological State Park	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	Present	Native
Oleta River State Park	Present	Native
Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Present	Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Native
Snake Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Native
South Beach Park	Present	Native
Spanish River Park	Present	Native
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Stump Pass Beach State Park	Present	Native
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Torchwood Hammock Preserve	Present	Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Present	Native

	Occurrence	Native Status
Quadrella cynophallophora has been found in the following 6 counties :
Collier County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native