Sea Torchwood

Amyris elemifera L. - Rue family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Sea Torchwood: Agonopterix amyrisella, Eucatagma amyrisella, Papilio aristodemus, Papilio aristodemus ponceanus, Papilio cresphontes, Papilio cresphontes cresphontes

Native Range

USA: Florida
MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.