Family: Primulaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Shrub
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles) and South Florida.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for coastal rocks, coppices and scrublands throughout the Archipelago (Abaco and Grand Bahama to Grand Turk, Inagua and the Anguilla Cays). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1084-1085, with illustrations) for coastal rocks, coppices and scrublands throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1, 11).
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:
Jacquinia keyensis var.
minutifolia.
