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Varronia humilis Jacquin. Common name: Butterfly Sage. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Rockland hammocks, mesic tropical hammocks, coastal berms. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies; Central America and South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Cordia globosa (Jacq.) Kunth var. humilis (Jacq.) I.M.Johnst. — Bah; = Varronia bullata L. ssp. humilis (Jacq.) Feuillet — WI, nom. superfl.; = Varronia globosa Jacq. ssp. humilis (Jacq.) Borhidi; < Cordia globosa (Jacq.) Kunth — K4, SFla, WH3, Al-Shehbaz (1991), Miller (1985); < Varronia globosa Jacq. — Fl5, S. Basionym: Varronia humilis Jacq. 1760

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