Family: Anacardiaceae
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]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for pinelands, shrublands and coppices throughout the Archipelago (Grand Bahama to the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Anguilla Cays). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 850-854, with illustrations) for pinelands, shrublands and coppices throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1, 11).
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.
