Family: Apocynaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Vine
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
Endemic to the West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for whitelands and shrublands nearly throughout the Archipelago (Whale Cay, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Mayaguana, Atwood Cay, Great Ragged Island, Long Cay, Castle Island, Crooked Island, Great Inagua, the Caicos, Grand Turk). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1154, 1156) for whitelands, shrubland and coastal coppices nearly throughout the Archipelago (regions 9-7, 4-1).
Synonyms:
Cynanchum eggersii.
