Family: Annonaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Tree
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies,
peninsular Florida, southern Mexico, Central America, South America and western Africa.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for ponds and water holes nearly throughout the Commonwealth (Grand Bahama, Andros, New Providence, Cat Islands, San Salvador and Crooked Island). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 534-535, with illustrations) for ponds and water holes nearly throughout the Commonwealth (regions 10-3).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
