Pisonia rotundata Grisebach ssp. rotundata . Common name: Smooth Devil’s-claw. Habitat: Rockland hammocks, pine rocklands. Distribution: S. peninsular FL; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola)
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: A second subspecies, ssp. acutiuscula (Heimerl) M.A. Díaz & Esquivel, is endemic to Cuba.
Synonymy ⓘ: = WI; < Pisonia rotundata Griseb. — Bah, Fl5, FNA4, K4, S, S13, SFla, WH3, Bogle (1974). Basionym: Pisonia rotundata Griseb. 1866
Links to other floras: < Pisonia rotundata - FNA4
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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