Sauvagesia erecta
Creole Tea
Also known as: Sauvagesia erecta var. erecta
- Sauvagesia erecta var. erecta
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ochnaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Found natively in Africa, North America, and South America, Sauvagesia erecta (commonly known as Creole Tea) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Ochnaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms