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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Calyptranthes zuzygium (L.) Sw.
Myrtle-of-the-river

Calyptranthes zuzygium
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat in Everglades National Park,
Miami-Dade County, Florida

Family: Myrtaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Tree

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles) and South Florida.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Other data on Calyptranthes zuzygium available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Calyptranthes zuzygium has been reported for the following habitat in Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice

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Calyptranthes zuzygium
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat in Everglades National Park,
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Calyptranthes zuzygium
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Calyptranthes zuzygium
Copyright by: George D. Gann