Family: Acanthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
Endemic to the Turks and Caicos Islands (accepted as endemic by Freid et al. 2014).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1357-1358) for "sandy open soil, especially where water has drained from dirt roadways" and as endemic to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Similar to S. bracteosum and differing in the hairs on the upper leaf surfaces.
Comments:
For an image of a specimen collected by Donovan Correll on North Caicos in 1974, visit the
New York Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium.
