Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Ardisia escallonioides

Ardisia escallonioides Schiede & Deppe ex Schltdl. & Cham.

Island Marlberry, Marbleberry, Marlberry

Myrsinaceae (Myrsine Family)

Synonym(s): Icacorea paniculata

USDA Symbol: ARES

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

A small tree or bushy shrub with long, glossy, oblong leaves. Crown narrow, rounded; branches slender, upright. Flowers are small and white, appearing in dense, terminal clusters. Dark purple fruits appear in spring.

USDA Plants misspelled the specific epithet as escallonoides. Correction made 7/2/13. JAM.

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Shape: Elliptic
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Creamy white to pinkish. May flower intermittently year-round. Peak season is summer through fall.

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Distribution: S. FL through the West Indies to Mex.
Native Habitat: Shell ridges; cabbage palm hammocks

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Well-drained, ridge soils.

Propagation

Description: Propagation by seed is not difficult but takes time. Germination usually takes six months.
Commercially Avail: yes

Bibliography

Bibref 841 - Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (2006) Burrell, C. C.

Search More Titles in Bibliography

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 978 - Allelochemical activity in Ardisia species (Myrsinaceae) against selected arthropods (1998) J. W. Neal, J. C. Davis, J. A. Bentz, J. D. Warthe...
Reslit 986 - Comparative in vitro bioactivities of tea extracts from six species of Ardisia and their effect on growth inhibition of HepG2 cells (2010) A. M. B. Newell, G. G. Yousef, M. A. Lila, M. V. R...
Reslit 1053 - The biology of Periploca sp. (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae): A gall maker on Ardisia escallonioides (Myrsinaceae) (1996) J. B. Pascarella
Reslit 1054 - Breeding systems of Ardisia Sw (Myrsinaceae) (1997) J. B. Pascarella
Reslit 1055 - The mating system of the tropical understory shrub Ardisia escallonioides (Myrsinaceae) (1997) J. B. Pascarella
Reslit 1056 - Hurricane disturbance, plant-animal interactions, and the reproductive success of a tropical shrub (1998) J. B. Pascarella
Reslit 1057 - Resiliency and response to hurricane disturbance in a tropical shrub, Ardisia escallonioides (Myrsinaceae), in south Florida (1998) J. B. Pascarella
Reslit 1060 - Hurricane disturbance and the population dynamics of a tropical understory shrub: Megamatrix elasticity analysis (1998) J. B. Pascarella and C. C. Horvitz
Reslit 1420 - The many growth rates and elasticities of populations in random environments (2003) S. Tuljapurkar, C. C. Horvitz and J. B. Pascarella

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
Search More Titles in Research Literature

Additional resources

USDA: Find Ardisia escallonioides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ardisia escallonioides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ardisia escallonioides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-18
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back