Myrsine cubana A.L.P.P. de Candolle. Common name: Myrsine, Colicwood. Habitat: Hammocks. Distribution: Dixie, Levy, and Volusia counties FL, south to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico (CAM, CHP, ROO, TAB, VER) and Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA8, K4, Meso4.1, Mex; = Rapanea guyanensis Aubl. — S13; > Myrsine floridana A.DC. — Bah, WI; >< Myrsine guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze — GW2, misapplied; >< Rapanea guayanensis Aubl. — S, misapplied & orthographic variant; ? Rapanea punctata (Lam.) Lundell. Basionym: Myrsine cubana A.DC. 1841
Links to other floras: = Myrsine cubana - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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