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bontia

Scientific Name: Bontia

Family: Myoporaceae

Category: Dicot

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Bontia daphnoides: A Profile

Bontia daphnoides, commonly known as wild olive, white alling, or Barbados Olive, is the only species within the genus Bontia. This plant belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Bontia daphnoides L.
  • Common Names: Wild olive, white alling, Barbados Olive
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Genus: Bontia
  • Taxonomic Serial Number: 34082
  • Synonyms: Bontia L. Sp. Pl. 2: 638 as "938". (1753)

Distribution and Habitat

Bontia daphnoides is found in the USA (Florida), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Isla Margarita, Jamaica, and Guyana (introduced), and Surinam.

Morphological Characteristics

It is described as an indigenous, quite rare tree of the Atlantic coast, often found close to mangrove habitats.

Interactions with Other Organisms

(-)-Epingaione has been isolated as a major lipophilic metabolite of Bontia daphnoides, which is the only member of the Myoporaceae family found in the West Indies.

Resources

  • Tropicos.org
  • The Plant List
  • The William and Lynda Steere Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)