[Specimen details]

Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 21877, 1991
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia escallonioides 72150 - Determined By: 31133
Ardisia solanacea 51394
Locality USA. Florida, Miami-Dade Co.: Everglades National Park. On Old Ingraham Highway, E of dump, 1 mi. S of Paradise Key. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Description Abundant, widely established.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector F. C. Craighead
Collection Date 15 Jan 1961
Accession Number 47274
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Collier Co.: Pelican Marsh. Ca. 0.5 mi. E of Naples Park, N of Naples. T48S, R25E, Sec's 27, 34, 35. 26° 8' 31" N 81° 47' 41" W
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector K. Pierce
Collection Date 11-13 Feb 1998
Accession Number 222249
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 21877, 1991
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia escallonioides 72150 - Determined By: 31133
Ardisia solanacea 51394
Locality USA. Florida, Monroe Co.: Everglades National Park. Old Ingraham Highway. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Reproductive State Immature Fruit Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector F. C. Craighead
Collection Date 10 Jan 1962
Accession Number 47275
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 71609, 18 Jul 2002
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Brevard Co.: Melbourne Village. Residential area next to Deerhead Hammock. 28° 5' 29" N 80° 39' 54" W
Description Erect woody shrub to 2.5 m [tall], with white flowers, no fruit [present]. Common.
Habitat Maritime hammock; sandy soil.
Reproductive State Bud Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector T. MacClendon 64
with K.R. Weichman
Collection Date 18 Jul 2002
Accession Number 233529
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Broward Co.: Ca. 0.3 mi. E of US 441, ca. 0.4 mi. N of Hillsboro Boulevard. 26° 19' 24" N 80° 11' 52" W
Habitat Edge of trail in fire-suppressed mesic flatwoods.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector G. Gann 56
with K. Bradley, S. Woodmansee
Collection Date 17 Mar 1998
Accession Number 223212
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 21877, 1991
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia solanacea 51394
Locality USA. Florida, Miami-Dade Co.: Everglades National Park. Along both sides of Farm Road. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Description Abundantly naturalized.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector J. E. Poppleton
with E. Poppleton, A.G. Shuey, D.R. Reynolds
Collection Date 18 Dec 1974
Accession Number 116910
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Broward Co.: Oakland Park. John D. Easterlin Park. T49S, R42E, Sec. 21, SE¼. 28° 33' 18" N 81° 37' 59" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector P. L. Howell 464
Collection Date 17 Nov 2000
Accession Number 227156
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Brevard Co.: South Beaches. West of FL A1A, N of Long Point Road.
Habitat Cabbage palm hammock.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector P. A. Schmalzer
Collection Date 07 Jul 2006
Accession Number 243258
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Martin Co.: Along S Fork St. Lucie River/Okeechobee Waterway, just SE of Palm City. 28° 0' 19" N 82° 27' 3" W
Habitat Mangroves.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector C. Raymond
Collection Date 28 Aug 2002
Accession Number 232225
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 71557, 4 Jul 2008
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia escallonioides 53584
Locality USA. Florida, Broward Co.: Fort Lauderdale. Along S side of FL 84, 0.5 mi. W of I-95. T50S, R42E, Sec. 20, SW¼ of NE¼.
Habitat Along disturbed edge of cypress [Taxodium] swamp.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen 10584
with R.P. Sauleda
Collection Date 19 Oct 1985
Accession Number 188898
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Pinellas Co.: S side of Bryan Dairy Road, ca. 0.5 mi. W of US 19, in county conservation area, possibly an old nursery area. T30S, R16E, Sec. 17, N½.
Description Large shrub 12-24 dm tall; flowers pink and star-shaped.
Habitat Dense thicket in hydric hammock, with Magnolia virginiana, Quercus laurifolia, Sapium sebiferum, Sambucus, and Osmunda cinnamomea.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector B. B. Lambert
with S.D. Robinson, D. Prewitt
Collection Date 22 Jul 2008
Accession Number 246176
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Martin Co.: Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Within Kitching Creek floodplain near the N boundary; section 5.
Habitat Cypress [Taxodium] strand.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector R. Roberts
Collection Date 18 Jan 2001
Accession Number 258083
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Charlotte Co.: Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park. NNW of main office. T42S, R23E, Sec. 5, NE¼. 26° 55' 0" N 81° 55' 0" W
Habitat Hydric hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector E. Gandy
Collection Date 12 Mar 2009
Accession Number 259427
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Sarasota Co.: Oscar Scherer State Park. Along N side of Lester Finley Trail. T38S, R18E, Sec. 14, NW¼ of SW¼ of SE¼.
Habitat Mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Bud
Specimen Notes
Collector E. Gandy
with S. Braem
Collection Date 18 Aug 2008
Accession Number 259717
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Pinellas Co.: Little Bayou Park. E of the junction of 4th Street South and 54th Avenue South, S of Little Bayou Creek. 27° 43' 7" N 82° 38' 13" W
Description Abundant in understory.
Habitat Mesic oak hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector R. Chicone 677
Collection Date 15 Nov 2008
Accession Number 260358
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Lee Co.: Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve. 1.4 air km E of I-75, 600 m S of Bayshore Road, 10.6 air km NE of downtown Fort Myers, along N bank of Caloosahatchee River. 26° 42' 34" N 81° 47' 27" W
Description Naturalizing and common.
Habitat Floodplain forest.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector S. W. Woodmansee 1780
with S. Green
Collection Date 01 Feb 2006
Accession Number 261854
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Manatee Co.: South Restoration Trail, Emerson Point Preserve, 5801 17th Street West, Palmetto. 27° 31' 48" N 82° 39' 0" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector N. G. West
Collection Date 22 Mar 2013
Accession Number 267716
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 21877, 1991
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia solanacea 51394
Locality USA. Florida, Miami-Dade Co.: Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Miami. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Reproductive State Fruit Bud
Specimen Notes CULTIVATED.
Collector L. Pardue
Collection Date 22 Jul 1968
Accession Number 85179
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 21877, 1991
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia solanacea 51394
Locality USA. Florida, Miami-Dade Co.: Plot 72, volunteer.
Reproductive State Bud
Specimen Notes CULTIVATED.
Collector M. Meagher
Collection Date 15 May 1973
Accession Number 106245
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 72683
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia solanacea 51394 - Determined By: 41328, 1993
Locality Puerto Rico. Mayaguez Mun.: Bo. Miradero, Tropical Agriculture Research Station (TARS), adjacent to Universidad de Puerto Rico campus in Mayaguez. 18° 12' 45" N 67° 8' 0" W
Description Common; understory shrub to 6 m tall, 10 cm in diameter; fruits dark purple, juicy.
Habitat Open areas and disturbed woodland with remnants of many planted species; in wooded area.
Reproductive State
Elevation 25 m
Specimen Notes Seems naturalized here.
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 15 Nov 1993
Accession Number 209131
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 74158
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Indian River Co.: Captain Forster Hammock Preserve, 8610 Jungle Trail, Vero Beach. 28° 45' 5" N 80° 23' 54" W
Description Plants very numerous; young stems and new foliage pinkish; fruit turning red, then maturing black.
Habitat On trail and in undisturbed natural area of oak - sabal maritime hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector A. Gubler
with G.R. Bupp
Collection Date 24 Feb 2016
Accession Number 292991
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Primulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 23645, Sep 1995
Herbarium Name Used
Locality Guyana. Essequibo Islands-West Demerara W side of Demerara River along the old road, 4.6 km S of pontoon bridge; N of sluice gate. 6° 40' 0" N 58° 9' 60" W
Description Flowers pale lavender-pink, pendulous, under leaves; shrub 1-1.3 m tall.
Habitat Along river bank.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to 10 m
Specimen Notes
Collector S. R. Hill
with C. N. Horn
Collection Date 14 Aug 1995
Accession Number 215456
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938 - Determined By: 21877, Dec 2019
Herbarium Name Used
Determination History
Ardisia solanacea 51394
Locality USA. Florida, Miami-Dade Co.: W side ot Matheson Hammock.
Description Tree ca. 2 m tall.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector C. H. Dodson
with L. Garbarini, A. Hetzell, P. Schmahl
Collection Date 07 Mar 1968
Accession Number 300606
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Miami-Dade Co.: Corner of SW 78th Avenue and SW 129th Terrace, Pinecrest. 25° 30' 2" N 80° 19' 14" W
Description Shrub to 2 m; berries purple-black.
Habitat Along fenceline between residences.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector A. R. Franck
Collection Date 31 Dec 2016
Accession Number 300646
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Ardisia elliptica
Family Name Myrsinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Ardisia elliptica 61938
Herbarium Name Used
Locality USA. Florida, Hendry Co.: Green Glades West, 0.5 km N of the Collier County line, ca. 16 km SW of the Josie Billie Highway and West Boundary Road junction. 26° 15' 33" N 81° 8' 50" W
Habitat Mesic hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector A. R. Franck
with G.J. Wilder, S.M. McHugh, J. McKibben
Collection Date 29 Jan 2021
Accession Number 302394
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