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Pithecellobium keyense

Florida Keys blackbead
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Florida Keys blackbead

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Pithecellobium keyense

Familia:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

to 8 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,orange,pink

Color de la fruta:

brown - red and black arils

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms winter-spring. Fruits mature in summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Screen or hedge plant. Informal foundation shrub. Blooms profusely in late fall. Fruits are contorted and split open to reveal red seeds.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Not wet but not extremely dry -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds



  • Larval host  for cassius blue ( Leptotes cassius theonus ), large orange sulphur ( Phoebis agarithe ), and Miami blue ( Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri ) butterflies. 


  • Nectar plant for cassius blue, Florida duskywing ( Ephyriades brunneus ), Florida white ( Appias drusilla ), giant swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ), great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), hammock skipper ( Polygonus leo ), large orange sulphur, mangrove skipper ( Phocides pigmalion ), Miami blue, Palatka skipper ( Euphyes pilatka ), southern broken-dash ( Wallengrenia otho ), three-spotted skipper ( Cymaenes tripunctus ), twin-spot skipper ( Oligorio maculata ) and other butterflies.  ( IRC )


Birds eat the fruits and the red&black arils.

Hábitats nativos:

Tropical/coastal hammock edges, dunes, fields. Dry sites.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Listed as Threatened by the State of Florida.  Please acqure from reputable sources.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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