Family: Fabaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Annual
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Synonyms:
Dolichos lablab.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Possibly Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and pinelands in the lower Keys. Sparingly naturalized and perhaps not well established. A specimen at NY needs to be examined.
