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Bignoniaceae
Amphitecna

Amphitecna latifolia (P. Miller) A.H. Gentry. Common name: Black Calabash. Phenology: Apr. Habitat: Rockland hammocks, shell mounds. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, K4, Mex, WH3; = Enallagma latifolia (Mill.) Small — S; Crescentia latifolia P. Miller. Basionym: Crescentia latifolia Mill. 1768

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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