Family: Arecaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southeastern United States.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Possibly Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as possibly extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002, pp 169-170) based on collections in 1929 (Glades County) and 1983 (Charlotte County). No new records are known, but this could easily be overlooked.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website. Note: Little's map shows the distribution of this species further south and more complete than it is in actuality. This species is scattered in peninsular Florida and historically limited to Charlotte and Glades counties in South Florida.
