Family: Acanthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America; naturalized in the Old World.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for “shaded grounds” in the northwestern and central Commonwealth (New Providence, Eleuthera, Cat Island). Reported by Correll & Correll (1354-1355, with illustrations) for disturbed areas and coppice edges nearly throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-6, 4, 2-1). Plants refered to the "southern United States" by Correll & Correll were in error (see
Florida Atlas). This may have been a misidentification of R. ciliatiflora.
Comments:
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