Family: Apocynaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies (Greater Antilles, Bahamas) and southern Mexico (Quintana Roo in the Yucatan peninsula).
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
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 561-564) based on five occurrences in four protected areas and one non-protected area. Using updated NatureServe criteria, we reranked this species as imperiled in 2025.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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See also, IRC’s report
Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015), page 34 and Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
Synonyms: V. chioccoides, misapplied; V. glabra, misapplied.
