18 November 2023.
Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Locality: T. Kiphart residence, Navarre, Florida.
Coordinates: 30.4068, -86.9309
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Elevation: 12m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Moist, urban woods. Slope: 3%. Aspect: South. Elevation: 39 feet.
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Quercus hemisphaerica; Cliftonia monophylla; Pinus elliottii; Ilex vomitoria; Serenoa repens; Smilax pumila; Smilax auriculata; Conradina canescens; Baccharis halmifolia; Licania michauxii; Chrysoma pauciflosculosa; Illex glabra; Morella cerifera; Sapium sebiferum; Lyonia lucida.
Comment: Woody, evergreen climbing vine, 6-15’. Stems greenish or reddish brown (particularly the lower portions), glabrous, glaucous when young; prickles few, scattered, recurved, flattened. Leaves deep green, lanceolate-elliptic to narrowly ovate, prominently reticulate, 5-veined from base, glabrous; base rounded to cuneate, margins entire to undulate, apex acute, acuminate. Flowers greenish, in axillary umbels, ends of stems. Fruits globose, pea-size, brick-red, maturing over prolonged periods to black, fall-early winter. Seeds collected from one plant.
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