Landscape Uses:
	Not recommended for general landscape use. Native only to the lower Florida Keys, where it was probably extirpated and then reintroduced from cultivated plants.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Not recommended for habitat restoration projects. It is already over planted within its native range and escaping from cultivation elsewhere.
Availability:
	Native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Large tree.
Height:
	Typically 20-50 feet in height. Often as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys (Key West, Big Pine Key); the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Hammocks.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer. This is a hemiepiphyte, often rooting on other plants and then sending down aerial roots.
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Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
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