Plants of the Bahama Archipelago (BETA)

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Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Shrub

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Preliminary IRC Status: Apparently Secure

Native Range: Endemic to the West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba).

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

History in the Bahamas: Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for coastal thickets, pinelands and borders of brackish swamps nearly throughout the Commonwealth (Grand Bahama, Andros, New Providence, Cat Island, Great Exuma, San Salvador and Crooked Island). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1132-1133, with illustrations) for thickets, road shoulders, pinelands and on the edges of brackish swamps nearly throughout the Commonwealth (regions 10-6, 4-3). Reports by Britton & Millspaugh also include region 5.

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.