Asimina rugelii B.L.Rob. (1897:465)
Rugel's pawpaw, Yellow squirrel banana
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Deeringothamnus rugelii (B.L.Rob.) Small in Addisonia 15: 17 (1930)
Conservation Status
Last (and only) record: May 1848 (Lucas & Synge, 1978:65 [as 1848]; Norman, 2007:5)
Rediscoverd in 1927 (Small, 1930; Lucas & Synge, 1978:65)
Distribution & Habitat
eastern Volusia County, Florida, USA
Said to have been collected once in Seminol County (Kral, 1960 fide Lucas & Synge, 1978:65).
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
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