NPS Natural History Handbook: Everglades

EVERGLADES
National Park

Appendix (continued)

Checklist of Trees

In the following checklist, the scientific names are as given in Checklist of Native and Natural Trees of the United States, Agricultural Handbook No. 41, E. L. Little, Jr. (1953).

"Tree" as used here is any plant reaching a minimum height of 12 feet and a minimum diameter (at 4-1/2 feet above ground level) of 3 inches, wherever it may occur naturally.

Localities refer to the main trails of the park, including Bear Lake Road, and are so indicated by their initials:

AT—Anhinga Trail.
GLT—Gumbo Limbo Trail—including the rough extension.
PT—Pinelands Trail.
PO—Pa-hay-okee Overlook.
MHT—Mahogany Hammock Trail.
MT—Mangrove Trail.
BLR—Bear Lake Road. Other locations as indicated.

If no location is given, tree is within the park but not convenient to any of the listed trails or roads.

PINACEAE: Pine Family

   Pinus eliotti var. densa: South Florida Slash Pine. (PT, MHT)
   Taxodium distichum: Baldcypress. (PO)
   Taxodium distichum var. nutans: Pondcypress.

PALMAE: Palm Family

   Roystonea elata: Royal Palm. (GLT, MHT)
   Sabal palmetto: Cabbage Palmetto; Cabbage Palm. (GLT, PT, MHT, BLR)
   Paurotis wrightii: Paurotis Palm; Saw Cabbage Palm. (MHT)
   Serenoa repens: Saw-palmetto. (GLT, PT)
   Thrinax parviflora: Jamaica Thatch Palm. (BLR)
   Coccothrinax argentata: Florida Silver Palm; Brittle Thatch. (GLT, PT)
   Cocos nucifera: Coconut. (Flamingo area)

SALICACEAE: Willow Family

Salix caroilniana: Coastal Plain Willow. (AT, GLT, PO)

FAGACEAE: Beech Family

Quercus virginiana: Live Oak. (G LT, PT)

ULMACEAE: Elm Family

   Celtis laevigata: Sugarberry; Hackberry. (AT, GLT, BLR)
   Trema micrantha: Florida Trema. (AT, GLT)
   Trema lamarckiana: West Indies Trema.

MORACEAE: Mulberry Family

   Ficus aurea: Florida Strangler Fig. (AT, GLT, PT, MHT, MT, BLR)
   Ficus laevigata: Shortleaf Fig. (PT)
   Morus rubra: Red Mulberry. (GLT)

OLACACEAE: Olax Family

Ximenia americana: Tallow Wood; Hog Plum. (GLT, PT, BLR)
Schoepfia chrysophylloides: Gulf Graytwig. (GLT)

POLYGONACEAE: Buckwheat Family

Coccoloba diversifolia: Doveplum; Pigeonplum. (AT, PO, MHT, BLR)
Coccoloba uvifera: Seagrape. (Flamingo Area)

NYCTAGINACEAE: Four-o'clock Family

Torrubia longifolia: Longleaf Blolly. (PT, BLR)

MAGNOLIACEAE: Magnolia Family

Magnoila virginiana: Sweetbay. (AT, GLT, PO)

ANNONACEAE: Custard Apple Family

Annona glabra: Pond Apple. (AT, GLT, PT, PO, MHT)

LAURACEAE: Laurel Family

Nectandra coriacea: Jamaica Nectandra; Lancewood. (GLT, MHT, BLR)
Persea borbonia: Redbay. (AT, GLT, PT, PO, MHT, BLR)

CAPPARIDACEAE: Caper Family

Capparis flexuosa: Limber Caper. (BLR)

ROSACEAE: Rose Family

Chrysobalanus icaco: Icaco Cocoplum; Cocoplum. (AT, GLT, PT, PO, MHT)
Prunus myrtifoila: Myrtle Laurelcherry.

LEGUMINOSAE: Legume Family

   Acacia farnesiana: Sweet Acacia. (GLT, PT, BLR)
   Lysiloma bahamensis: Bahama Lysiloma; Wild Tamarind. (GLT, PT)
   Pithecellobium unguis-cati: Catclaw Blackbead; Catclaw. (BLR)
   Pithecellobium guadalupense: Guadeloupe Blackbead. (BLR)
   Erythrina herbacea: Eastern Coralbean; Coralbean. (GLT, BLR)
   Piscidia piscipula: Florida Fish-poison Tree; Jamaica Dogwood. (BLR, park roadside)

RUTACEAE: Rue Family

Amyris elemifera: Sea Amyris; Torchwood.
Zanthoxylum fagara: Lime Prickly-ash; Wild Lime. (GLT, BLR)

SIMAROUBACEAE: Ailanthus Family

   Simarouba glauca: Paradise-tree. (GLT)
   Suriana maritima: Bay Cedar.
   Alvaradoa amorphoides: Mexican Alvaradoa.

BURSERACEAE: Bursera Family

Bursera simarouba: Gumbo-limbo. (GLT, PT, MHT, BLR)

MELIACEAE: Mahogany Family

Swietenia mahagoni: West Indian Mahogany.

MALPIGHIACEAE: Malpighia Family

Byrsonima lucidum: Long Key Byrsonima. (PT)

EUPHORBIACEAE: Spurge Family

   Hippomane mancinella: Manchineel. (BLR)
   Gymnanthes lucida: Oysterwood; Crabwood.
   Drypetes lateriflora: Guiana Plum. (GLT)
   Drypetes diversifolia: Milkbark.

ANACARDIACEAE: Cashew Family

Rhus copaiina var. leucantha: Shining Sumac. (GLT, BLR)
Metopium toxiferum: Florida Poisontree; Poisonwood. (GLT, PT, MHT, BLR)

AQUIFOLIACEAE: Holly Family

Ilex cassine: Dahoon. (AT, GLT, PT, PO)
Ilex krugiana: Tawnyberry Holly. (GLT)

CELASTRACEAE: Bittersweet Family

Maytenus phyllanthoides: Guttapercha Mayten.

ACERACEAE: Maple Family

Acer rubrum: Red Maple.

SAPINDACEAE: Soapberry Family

Exothea paniculata: Butterbough; Inkwood. (GLT, PT, MHT, BLR)
Sapindus saponaria: Wingleaf Soapberry; Soapberry. (GLT, BLR)

RHAMNACEAE: Buckthorn Family

   Colubrina cubensis: Cuba Colubrina. (PT)
   Colubrina arborescens: Coffee Colubrina. (PT, BLR)
   Krugiodendron ferreum: Leadwood; Black Ironwood. (BLR)

MALVACEAE: Mallow Family

Gossypium hirsutum: Upland Cotton; Wild Cotton. (BLR)

CANELLACEAE: Canella Family

Canella winterana: Canella; Cinnamonbark. (BLR)

CARICACEAE: Papaya Family

Carica papaya: Papaya. (GLT, BLR)

RHIZOPHORACEAE: Mangrove Family

Rhizophora mangle: Red Mangrove. (MT, BLR)

COMBRETACEAE: Combretum Family

Laguncularia racemosa: White-mangrove. (MT, BLR)
Conocarpus erectus: Button-mangrove; Buttonwood. (GLT, PT, PO, MT, BLR)

MYRTACEAE: Myrtle Family

   Eugenia myrtoides: Boxleaf Eugenia; Spanish Stopper. (MHT, BLR)
   Eugenia axillaris: White-stopper Eugenia; White-stopper. (GLT, MHT, BLR)
   Eugenia simpsonii: Simpson Eugenia. (PT, PO, MHT)
   Eugenia dicrana: Twinberry Eugenia.
   Eugenia bahamensis: Bahama Eugenia.
   Calyptranthes zuzygium: Myrtle-of-the-river. (GLT, MHT)
   Calyptranthes pallens: Pale Lidflower. (GLT, MHT)

MYRICACEAE: Wax Myrtle Family

Myrica cerifera: Southern Bayberry, Wax Myrtle. (GLT, PT, PO)

MELASTOMATACEAE: Melastome Family

Tetrazygia bicolor: Tetrazygia. (GLT, PT)

THEOPHRASTACEAE: Theophrasta Family

Jaquinia keyensis: Joewood.

MYRSINACEAE: Myrsine Family

Ardisia escallonioides: Marbleberry; Mariberry. (GLT, PT, MHT, BLR)
Rapanea guianensis: Guiana Rapanea. (GLT, PT, MHT)

SAPOTACEAE: Sapote Family

   Diphoils sailcifolia: Willow Bustic. (GLT, MHT)
   Achras emarginata: Wild Dilly.
   Bumelia celastrina: Saffron-plum; Antswood. (BLR)
   Chrysophyllum oliviforme: Satin Leaf. (GLT, PT)
   Sideroxylon foetidissimum: False Mastic; Mastic. (GLT, BLR)

EBENACEAE: Ebony Family

Diospyros virginiana var. mosieri: Persimmon. (GLT)

OLEACEAE: Olive Family

Fraxinus caroilniana: Carolina Ash; Swamp Ash.
Forestiera segregata: Florida-privet. (BLR)

BORAGINACEAE: Borage Family

Cordia Sebestena: Geiger-tree. (Royal Palm Hammock)
Bourreria ovata: Bahama Strongbark. (BLR)

VERBENACEAE: Verbena Family

Avicennia nitida: Black-mangrove. (BLR)
Citharexylum fruticosum: Florida Fiddlewood; Fiddlewood. (GLT)

SOLANACEAE: Nightshade Family

Solanum verbascifolium: Mullein Nightshade; Potato-tree. (BLR)

RUBIACEAE: Madder Family

   Cephalanthus occidentalis: Button bush. (AT)
   Guettarda elliptica: Everglades Velvetseed. (GLT)
   Guettarda scabra: Rough leaf Velvetseed. (GLT, PT, BLR)
   Psychotria undata: Seminole Balsamo; Wild Coffee. (GLT)
   Exostema caribaeum: Caribbean Princewood.
   Genipa clusiaefolia: Seven-year Apple.

COMPOSITAE: Composite Family

Baccharis hailmifoila: Eastern Baccharis. (PT, PO, MHT, BLR)

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