Family: Apocynaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America; naturalized in Bermuda, the southern United States and the Old World.
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
South Florida History and Distribution: Previously identified as an emerging invasive in South Florida by IRC, this was added to the FISC list as an invasive species in 2025.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in 1884 by J. Cosmo Melvill for the island of Key West. Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and disturbed areas in the lower Keys. Sparingly naturalized in the Florida Keys.
