Native plant · LAURACEAE
Persea borbonia var. humilis
SILK BAY
Also known as: Persea humilis; Tamala humilis
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Persea borbonia var. humilis. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Persea borbonia var. humilis
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Genus
- Persea
- Order
- LAURALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; Endemic
- Recorded synonyms
- Persea humilis; Tamala humilis
- Florida range
- Central Florida · South Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Osceola; Manatee; DeSoto; Highlands; Hillsborough; Martin; Pasco; Lake; Alachua; Brevard; Polk; Marion; Volusia; Seminole; Glades; Putnam; Citrus; Okeechobee; Orange; Collier
Where documented in Florida
Osceola; Manatee; DeSoto; Highlands; Hillsborough; Martin; Pasco; Lake; Alachua; Brevard; Polk; Marion; Volusia; Seminole; Glades; Putnam; Citrus; Okeechobee; Orange; Collier
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Persea
- Persea borbonia var. borbonia — RED BAY; redbay
- Persea palustris — SWAMP BAY; swamp redbay
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.