Family: Myrtaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.
State of Florida Status:
Threatened
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Apparently Secure
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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Synonyms:
Anamomis dicrana.
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: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks in the lower Keys. Apparently collected once on Key West in the 1880s. Later reports for Big Pine Key appear to be based on the misidentification of herbarium specimens. Apparently extirpated and then reintroduced on the island of Key West from cultivated plants from the mainland.
