FNPS Plant Database

Myrsine cubana

myrsine, colicwood

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

myrsine, colicwood

Synonym(s):

Rapanea punctata, Rapanea cubana

Genus species:

Myrsine cubana

Family:

Myrsinaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

8-15 (30) ft tall by 3-8 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,NA

Fruit Color:

black

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Hedge or screen plant. Can be used on the edges of parking lots. Fairly narrow in form.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Can be grown from seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

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

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Birds, Mammals

Good wildlife shelter.  Birds eat the fruits.

Native Habitats:

Hammocks, pinelands, sloughs, seasonally flooded marshes in pine rocklands.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

It's quite hardy and tolerant of difficult environments.



The herbarium specimen from Wakulla County is from a natural area.  It is a 2012 specimen and could represent a range expansion.

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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