Myrcianthes fragrans (Swartz) McVaugh. Common name: Twinberry, Simpson’s Stopper, Pale Stopper, Nakedwood. Phenology: (Jan-) Apr-May (-Dec). Habitat: Hammocks, floodplain forests, coastal berms, bayheads. Distribution: N. peninsular FL (on the east coast from St. Johns County southward) to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico through Central America to n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA10, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, WH3, WI; = Anamonis dichotoma (Poir.) Sarg. — S13, orthographic error; > Anamomis fragrans (Sw.) Griseb. — S; > Anamomis simpsonii Small — S; > Myrcianthes dicrana (O.Berg) K.A.Wilson — Wilson (1960c); > Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh var. fragrans — SFla; > Myrcianthes fragrans (Sw.) McVaugh var. simpsonii (Small) R.W.Long — SFla; > Myrcianthes simpsonii (Small) K.A.Wilson — Wilson (1960c); Myrtus fragrans Swartz. Basionym: Myrtus fragrans Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Myrcianthes fragrans - FNA10
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Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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