Copyright by: George. D. Gann, 2021. In habitat, Delray Beach, Florida, USA.
Family: Cannabaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Rare and scattered from western Miami-Dade County north to the eastern and northern shores of Lake Okeechobee. For many decades the more common
Trema floridanum has been placed into synonymy here.
Comments: Most plants in south Florida are
Trema floridanum. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map of both species together (as
Trema micrantha), visit the
Exploring Florida website. Also visit our
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information.
Synonyms:
T. floridanum, misapplied.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Possibly Extirpated
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution:
