Amyris balsamifera Linnaeus. Common name: Balsam Torchwood, West Indian Sandalwood. Phenology: Oct-Dec; Dec-Jun. Habitat: Rockland hammocks. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico); Mexico (CAM, CHP, GRO, MOR, MAY, OAX, ROO, SIN, SON), Central America, South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA13, K4, Mex, S, S13, WH3, WI. Basionym: Amyris balsamifera L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Amyris balsamifera - FNA13
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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