Family: Malvaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
Threatened
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Rare
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Rare
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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Synonyms:
G. bermudense, misapplied.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Rare
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: First collected in 1834 or 1835 by Reverend Alva Bennett on the island of Key West. Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks throughout the Florida Keys. We consider this native and extant throughout the Florida Keys.
