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Apocynaceae
Rhabdadenia

Rhabdadenia biflora (Jacquin) Müller of Aargau. Common name: Mangrove-vine, Rubber-vine, Liane Mangle. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Coastal berms, coastal interdunal swales, coastal rock barrens, freshwater tidal swamps, tidal marshes, disturbed wetlands. Often growing on mangroves. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; e. and s. Mexico (CAM, CHP, ROO, TAB, TAM, VER, YUC), Central America, and South America (south to Ecuador and Brazil).

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ID notes: Leaf width is highly variable.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl5, FNA14, GW2, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, S, WH3, WI, Morales (2009); Echites biflorus Jacquin. Basionym: Echites biflorus Jacq. 1760

Links to other floras: = Rhabdadenia biflora - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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