Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Everglades National Park, Key Largo, Florida, 2013
Family: Rhamnaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas).
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 Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: Known primarily from the Florida Keys, this is also known from a small population on the north end of Key Biscayne and adjacent Virginia Key.
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