Landscape Uses:
	Accent or specimen tree.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Not recommended for habitat restoration projects. Already over planted within its native range.
Availability:
	Native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Small tree or shrub. Usually taller than broad.
Height:
	Typically 10-25 feet in height. Usually taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Miami-Dade and Monroe counties; the West Indies, southern Mexico and Central America. In South Florida, native only to the Florida Keys and the extreme southern mainland, mostly in Everglades National Park. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Hammock edges.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained limestone or calcareous sandy soils, with humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
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.
Flower Color:
	Orange.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	White fleshy drupe.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for large orange sulpher (Phoebis agarithe), Schaus' swallowtail (Papilio aristodemius ponceasus) and other butterflies.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Widely cultivated outside its native range in South Florida and sometimes naturalizing.