Family: Muntingiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Tree
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Mexico, Central America and South America. Widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For more images, click on the USDA PLANTS and Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants links below.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Sparingly naturalized.
