Family: Rutaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Greater Antilles, Bahamas).
NatureServe Global Status:
Rare
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 574-575 ) based on two occurrences in three conservation areas (Hugh Taylor Birch State Park; Crandon Park and Virginia Key and Marine Stadium). This species has been planted in several protected areas. There is recruitment from out-planted individuals at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, but these recruits are not yet reproductive (Possley 2022).
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For more information, see our
species account and our
Natives For Your Neighborhood website. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
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: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Cultivated as a butterfly host. Native to South Florida along the coast from Key Biscayne in Miami-Dade County north to Palm Beach County.
