*Bontia daphnoides Linnaeus. Common name: White Alling. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Coastal thickets. Distribution: Native of West Indies and n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Other Comments: The FTG specimen could not be located; this species otherwise seems to be only cultivated in Florida.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl6, FNA17, K4, WH3. Basionym: Bontia daphnoides L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Bontia daphnoides - FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
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