Family: Primulaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Shrub
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, peninsular Florida, southern Mexico and Central America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for coppices and scrublands in the northwestern Commonwealth (Abaco, Grand Bahama, New Providence, Eleuthera). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1078-1080, with illustrations) for coppices and scrublands in the northwestern Commonwealth (regions 10-8).
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.
Synonyms:
Icacorea paniculata.
