Hammock Viper's-tail (Pentalinon luteum) Linnaeus 1756

 

Synonyms: Apocynum speciosissimum, Echites jamaicensis, Mitozus jamaicensis, Urechites luteus, licebush, wild allamanda, wild wist, yellow mandevilla, yellow dipladenia. See The Plant List for more synonyms.

 

Pentalinon luteum is a shrubby vine native to the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Honduras, and south Florida. It grows in sandy soils in dry broadleaf and pine woodlands, coastal coppice (shrublands), dunes, and rocky shores. The leaves are opposite, ovate, and glossy. The bright yellow, funnel-shaped flowers are arranged in cymes. The seeds are wind dispersed.

 

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