Currently Accepted Name: | Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. var. borbonia - Determined By: B. E. Wofford, Jan 1974 |
Locality: | USA. Florida. Volusia Co.: Ca. 9 mi. S of New Smyrna Beach at Turtle Mound. 30º 35’ 59” N -85º -40’ -40” W |
Description: | Infrequent; tree 6 m tall; bark deeply fissured, brown-gray; leaves glossy, lighter beneath. |
Habitat: | Heavily vegetated shell mound (ancient kitchen midden) ca. 7 m high, 100 m long, along Mosquito Lagoon. Woody overstory mostly of Celtis, Exothea paniculata, Zanthoxylum fagara, Persea littoralis [P. borbonia], Ardisia escallonioides, Rapanea guianensis [Myrsine cubana], Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Plumbago scandens [P. zeylanica], Bumelia [Sideroxylon] and Forestiera; along narrow beach, base of mound. |
Collector: | J. D. Ray, Jr. 10793 with C.E. Wood, C.E. Smith, R.J. Eaton |