Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, New Providence, Bahamas, 2012
Family: Rubiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles).
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), this is very rare in South Florida and known only from a few scattered populations. Using modern NatureServe criteria, we reranked this to critically imperiled in South Florida in 2018.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: Visit our
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
Synonyms:
P. bahamensis.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Imperiled
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks on Key Largo. A specimen from Dry Tortugas National Park represents either a cultivated plant or a mislabeled specimen. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys.
