Family: Boraginaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, Cuba, and Hispaniola.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
G2G3
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
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 219-220) based on one occurrence at Little Hamaca Park and nearby areas on the island of Key West. It is extant there and no new native occurrences are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the
Exploring Florida website.
Synonyms: Bourreria radula;
Bourreria revoluta of Small (1933), not Kunth;
Bourreria succulent var.
revoluta of Long & Lakela (1976), not (Kunth) O.E. Schulz.
