Gouania lupuloides (Linnaeus) Urban. Common name: Chewstick, Whiteroot, Jaboncillo, Toothbrush-tree. Phenology: Aug-Mar. Habitat: Maritime hammocks, mesic hammocks, rockland hammocks, coastal berms. Distribution: C. and s. FL peninsula, disjunct northwards in Clay County, ne. FL; West Indies; Mexico through Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA12, K4, Mex, S, WH3, WI, Brizicky (1964a), Pool (2014); ? Gouania domingensis L. — S13; Banisteria lupuloides Linnaeus — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Gouania lupuloides - FNA12
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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