Amyris elemifera Linnaeus. Common name: Smooth Torchwood, Sea Amyris, Sea Torchwood, Common Torchwood, Candlewood, Cuabilla. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Rockland hammocks, coastal hammocks. Distribution: East coast of the FL peninsula (Flagler County southwards); West Indies; s. Mexico (CAM, CHP, ROO, VER, YUC) and Central America (Belize).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA13, K4, Mex, S, S13, WH3, WI; = Amyris maritima Jacq. — S13. Basionym: Amyris elemifera L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Amyris elemifera - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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