Native to Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.; introduced into Guinea, Trinidad-Tobago (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade
25.39525, -80.583139
Location Remarks
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade
25.39525, -80.583139
Location Remarks
Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Colubrina
Specific Epithet
arborescens
Authorship
(Mill.) Sarg.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 10.3
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#99,747 of 335,497
Top 30%
Extinction probability
6%