Not native, introduced deliberately to Anguilla, present only where planted by people, not yet known to be naturalised. (Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley.);
A large evergreen palm, small fast-growing mimosoid tree native to north western parts of Mexico, now naturalized in Florida, California, Spain, Italy. In California, Florida and Hawaii. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.);
It is a popular landscape plant in areas where it is hardy throughout the world. Plants spread rapidly from cultivation, invade wetland areas, and crowd out native species. (FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.);
FERA and Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020) UK Overseas Territories Factsheet , Produced for Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands. March.; Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley. (First record);