Family: Lythraceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Cultivated Only
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Cultivated Only
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and disturbed areas on the island of Key West, but these plants were probably persisting from cultivation. All of our records are from cultivated plants or plants persisting from cultivation.
