Suriana maritima L.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Surianaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Usually a shrub 2 m. high or less, sometimes a small tree up to 8 m. high, the twigs densely leafy, and densely pubescent. Leaves linear-spatulate, 1-4 cm. long, 2-6 mm. wide, rather fleshy, sessile, densely pubescent, obtuse; flowers few, in short clusters; sepals lanceolate to ovate, 6-10 mm. long, acuminate; petals obovate, yellow, 7-9 mm. long, erose near the apex; fruiting carpels 4-5 mm. long, finely pubescent.
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Distribution
Maritime sands and rocks, throughout the archipelago from Abaco and Great Bahama Sand Cay (Grand Turk), Inagua, the Anguilla Isles and Cay Sal: Bermuda : Florida : the West Indies ; shores of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea ; Old World tropical coasts. Bay Cedar. Tassel Plant.
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| Grand Turk Bahamas South America| Inagua Bahamas South America| Anguilla South America| Bermuda South America| Florida United States of America North America| West Indies|