Common Name: braceletwood
Family: Theophrastaceae
Common Synonyms: Jacquinia armillaris
USDA Hardiness Zone: 11-9
Growth Habit: Shrub or small tree
Origin: Tropical America
FISC Category: -
FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No
Introduction Date: Earliest Florida herbarium specimen from 1988
IFAS Assessment:
Shrub or small tree (up to 5 m). Stiff, dull yellow-green, fleshy, spatulate leaves with edges turned under. Blades are 4-9 cm long and 1.5-4.5 cm wide. Leaves clustered near ends of twigs. Flowers small, white, fragrant, and bell-shaped. born in terminal clusters. Fruits are orange-red, round berries which are pointed at the end.
Does well in arid soils
Bird dispersed fruits and seeds. Becoming more popular as landscape plant. Flowers and fruit similar to native joewood (Jacquinia keyense).
No specific recommendations available
Trees of the Virgin Islands: http://www.keularts.com/flora/trees/628.html