Exothea paniculata

Inkwood

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:	Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers, Hurricane wind resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Shade tree.
Propagation:	Seed though said to be slow to sprout and not easy to establish.
Availability:	Native nurseries, Seed
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods)
Moisture Tolerance:	Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil or other substrate:	Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock, Sand
Soil pH:	Calcareous (high pH)

Ecology

Wildlife:	Fruits are used by birds.
Insects:	Attracts a variety of insect pollinators.
Native Habitats:	Hammocks.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

Ethnobotany:

Known for dense, hard wood. Ink can be made from the berries or the bark.