Family: Convolvulaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Secure
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 449-450) based on two extant occurrences in two conservations areas within Monroe County Keys: Bahia Honda State Park, Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park. No new occurrences are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For more information, see IRC's
species account.
Synonyms: J. jamaicensis.
