Cuban Snakewood (Colubrina cubensis var. floridana)

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Rhamnaceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 161291
Lifeform: Tree, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/21/2023

Description:

shrub or small tree grows to 5 m or more tall

Where is Cuban Snakewood (Colubrina cubensis var. floridana) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Cuban Snakewood can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Cuban Snakewood (Colubrina cubensis var. floridana)?

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 02/21/23

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Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

05/11/2023

According to a March 2023 extract of the Florida Plant Rescue Database, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Colubrina cubensis var. floridana totalling approximately 11 seeds representing 1 maternal lines.