Drypetes lateriflora
Guiana plum
Putranjivacaea
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
20-30 ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Interesting Bark
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Naturalistic landscapes.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam, Lime Rock
Suitable to Grow In:
10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
Larval host plant for Florida white ( Appias drusilla ) butterfly.
Birds and other wildlife consume fruit.
Native Habitats:
Relatively dry hammocks.
