Landscape Uses:
	Accent or specimen tree in the Florida Keys. Buffer plantings.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Commonly available at native plant nurseries in South Florida.
Description:
	Small tree or shrub-like with a straight, erect trunk. Leaves fan-shaped, pale green above, silvery beneath, about 2-3 feet in diameter.
Height:
	Typically 8-15 feet in height; to 19 feet in South Florida. Becoming taller than broad when mature.
Growth Rate:
	Slow to moderate.
Range:
	Florida Keys; also collected once on an island south of Flamingo in Everglades National Park and recently discovered on Cape Sable in Everglades National Park; West Indies. For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website.
Habitats:
	Pine rocklands and rockland hammocks.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained limestone soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate to low; it prefers soils with organic content, but will still grow reasonably well in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	High; can tolerate moderate amounts of salt wind without significant injury.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate to high; plants growing in extremely dry soils may die during extended periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color:
	White turning yellow.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak in spring.
Fruit:
	Round white drupe.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides significant food and cover for wildlife. Larval host plant for monk skipper (Asbolis capucinus) butterflies. Attracts pollinators.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from de-pulped seed. Place container in light shade or full sun.
Comments:
	It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida.