Guapira obtusata (Jacquin) Little ssp. obtusata . Common name: Broadleaf Blolly, Corcho Prieto. Phenology: May-Feb. Habitat: Tropical hammocks. Distribution: S. peninsular FL (the Keys only); West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: An additional subspecies, ssp. brachycarpa (Heimerl) M.A. Díaz, is endemic to Cuba (Acevedo-Rodríguez & Strong 2012).
Synonymy ⓘ: = WI; < Guapira domingensis (Heimerl) Alain — K4; < Guapira obtusata (Jacq.) Little — Bah, Fl5, FNA4, WH3; < Pisonia obtusata Jacq. — S13. Basionym: Pisonia obtusata Jacq. 1798
Links to other floras: < Guapira obtusata - FNA4
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Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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