Family: Schoepfiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida and the Greater Antilles.
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:
Schoepfia chrysophylloides (A.Rich.) Planch.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks in the upper Keys, but under his definition the upper Keys ran south and west to West Summerland Key. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys and middle Keys.