Landscape Uses:
	Accent or specimen tree in residential and commercial landscapes. Buffer plantings.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium or rarely a large tree with an erect trunk and a slender crown from thin, upright branches. Bark thin, smooth or slightly fissures. Leaves glossy green, with an odor of almonds when crushed, about 2-4 inches long.
Height:
	Typically 25-35 feet in height; to 53 feet in South Florida. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Miami-Dade County; West Indies and South America. In Miami-Dade County, known only from the Miami Rock Ridge from Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park northeast to the Miami River; also collected once on Elliott Key in what is now Biscayne National Park, where apparently extirpated. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Rockland hammocks.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained limestone 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 flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color:
	White.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Fall-winter.
Fruit:
	Brownish-orange drupe.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Birds and other animals eat the fruits. Attracts pollinators.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from de-pulped seed.
Comments:
	It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida.