Landscape Uses:
	Accent or specimen shrub. Because of its rarity and the chance of genetic contamination, it is not recommended for general landscape use in South Florida.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Very rare in coastal hammocks in the Florida Keys.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and botanical gardens.
Description:
	Large shrub or small tree.
Height:
	Typically 5-15 feet in South Florida.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Florida Keys; West Indies. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Coastal hammocks and thickets.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with or without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderately low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water, but tolerates short term inunation by salt water from storm surge with minimal damage.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	Yellowish-white.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year.
Fruit:
	Large, red berry.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed and cuttings.
Comments:
	Material from both South Florida and elsewhere in the West Indies is in cultivation in South Florida. Horticultural synonyms: P. bahamensis, P. robinii. For more information, visit our Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).