Description: This is a map showing the distribution of the Conocarpus erectus or button-mangrove in Florida. "Shores of c. and s. Florida including Florida Keys, w. to Marquesas Key and Dry Tortugas. Also widely distributed on coasts of tropical America from Bermuda and Bahamas through West Indies including Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. From n. Mexico s. on Atlantic coast to Brazil and on Pacific coast to Ecuador including Galapagos Is. Also on coasts of w. Africa." —Elbert L. Little, Jr. For more information, read the introduction to the Atlas of United States Trees Vol. 5 Florida.
Source: Elbert L. Little, Jr., Atlas of United States Trees Volume 5 Florida (Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1978)
Map Credit: United States Government Printing Office |
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