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arborescens

Taxon

Colubrina arborescens (Mill.) Sarg.

Protologue Trees & Shrubs [Sargent] 2: 167, pl. 168. 1911BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat'l Park, Long Pine Key trail. 14 Jan 03.  008.jpg

Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat'l Park, Long Pine Key trail. 14 Jan 03. 008.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat'l Park, Long Pine Key trail. 14 Jan 03. 007.jpg

Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat'l Park, Long Pine Key trail. 14 Jan 03. 007.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina arborescens. 2001-0546B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 014.jpg

Colubrina arborescens. 2001-0546B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina arborescens. 2001-0546B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 013.jpg

Colubrina arborescens. 2001-0546B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina arborescens--FL.  Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 012.jpg

Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 011.jpg

Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 013.jpg

Colubrina arborescens--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Park. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 14, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade (Homestead)

25.39525, -80.583139

Location Remarks

Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail

Collectors

No collectors specified

2001-0546B

January 16, 2003

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

No collection number

January 15, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade (Homestead)

25.39525, -80.583139

Location Remarks

Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rhamnaceae

Genus

Colubrina

Specific Epithet

arborescens

Authorship

(Mill.) Sarg.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 10.3

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#99,747 of 335,497

Top 30%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →