Family: Rutaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico (Yucatan peninsula) and Central America (Bay Islands of Honduras).
NatureServe Global Status:
Rare
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
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 576-577) based three occurrences in two conservation areas (Bahia Honda State Park, Key West National Wildlife Refuge) and one non-conservation area (Key West Golf Course on Stock Island) in the Monroe County Keys. No new 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.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: First collected between 1838 and 1853 by John Loomis Blodgett on the island of Key West. Reported for the lower Keys and lower sandy Keys by Sargent (1891). Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks from the upper Keys to the lower Keys, but his definition of the upper Keys would have extended south and west to West Summerland Key in the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant in the lower Keys and lower sandy Keys.
