Authority:

Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

Family:

Apocynaceae

Description:

Species Description - Somewhat woody, usually branched, pubescent, 8 dm. high or less. Leaves oblong to oblong-oblanceolate, 3-8 cm. long, obtuse or retuse at the apex, mueronulate, narrowed at the base into short petioles; peduncles very short, pubescent; calyx-lobes linear-subulate, 3-4 mm long, pubescent; corolla white or pink, the finely pubescent tube 2.5-3 cm. long, the oblique lobes somewhat shorter than the tube; follicles cylindric, pubescent, 2-3 cm. long.

Distribution:

Andros Island Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| Acklins Bahamas South America| Long Island Bahamas South America| Grand Turk Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Florida United States of America North America| West Indies|