Nomenclature

Common Name:

inkwood

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Exothea paniculata

Family:

Sapindaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

20-35 (45) ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,orange

Fruit Color:

orange,red,purple

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms winter-early spring. Fruits ripen in spring-summer.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Shade tree.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed though said to be slow to sprout and not easy to establish.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds

Attracts a variety of insect pollinators.

Fruits are used by birds.

Native Habitats:

Hammocks.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Known for dense, hard wood.



Ink can be made from the berries or the bark.

General Comments: