Established. The genip tree a native of South America is widely planted in the West Indies. Indeed the Arawaks may have brought the genip along with them as they explored and settled various West Indian Islands. (Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust, Page number 104); Cultivated - 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.)
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- 1.6. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist lowland
The genip may grow to 12 m (40 ft) tall. (Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust, Page number 104)
Connor, R.A., Hodge, K.V.D., Samuel, C.A., Wong, L.J. & Pagad, S. (2022) Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Anguilla. Version 1.6. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/okwfc4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-25 (to find the intial list of species); Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust, Page number 104 (Establishment status, Other information, Common name); 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);