Family: Bignoniaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies (Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles), Mexico, Central America and South America.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 349-351 ) based on four occurrences in four protected areas (Alice Wainwright Park; John D. MacArthur Park; Sewell Park; Simpson Park). This species has not been reported for any other protected areas since 2002.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website.
Synonyms:
Dendrosicus latifolius, Enallagma latifolia (Mill.) Small.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Presumed Extirpated
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Presumed Extirpated
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Collected once in 1904 on Elliott Key by John Kunkel Small and reported by him in 1913 for hammocks in the upper Keys. For more information, see IRC's
species account.
Present now in the Florida Keys only as a cultivated plant.
