Family: Apocynaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Vine
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Rare
Native Range:
The Bahamas and South Florida.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for borders of brackish marshes and savannas, coppices and pinelands in the northwestern Commonwealth (Grand Bahama, Andros, New Providence). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1154-1155, with illustrations) for borders of brackish marshes and savannas, rocky and beach areas, coppices and pinelands in the northwestern Commonwealth (regions 10-8).
Comments:
Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Cynanchum blodgettii, Metastelma barbatum.
