Family: Apocynaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Vine
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas) and peninsular Florida.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for whitelands, coppices and shrublands in the northwestern and central Commonwealth (Grand Bahama and Andros to Cat Island and Little San Salvador). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1156) for whitelands, coppices and shrublands nearly throughout the Commonwealth (regions 10-3).
Synonyms:
Cynanchum northropiae.
