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Jacquinia arborea Vahl
Braceletwood

Jacquinia arborea
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Primulaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico (Yucatan peninsula), the Bay Islands of Honduras and northern South America (Venezuela).

Map of Florida Locations

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

South Florida History and Distribution: IRC considers this an emerging invasive in South Florida.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Jacquinia arborea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Jacquinia arborea has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Homestead Bayfront Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized

Jacquinia arborea has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized

Jacquinia arborea has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Jacquinia arborea
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Jacquinia arborea
Copyright by: Marcos A. Caraballo-Ortiz; Agrandar.