Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Everglades National Park, Key Largo, Florida, 2013
Family: Boraginaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Tree
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies,
South Florida and South America (Netherlands Antilles).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
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:
Bourreria ovata.