Family: Rubiaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Shrub
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, peninsular Florida, southern Mexico and Central America. Reported for northern South America (Stadley & Williams 1975, Correll & Correll 1982), apparently in error.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
On beach dunes and in coastal coppices, and in pinelands, open flats, open fields and disturbed sites; nearly throughout the archipelago (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Ernodea angusta, Ernodea littoralis var.
angusta, Ernodea gigantea, Ernodea serratifolia (see Negron-Ortiz & Hickey 1996).
