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Florida Corkwood Leitneria floridana Chapm.

This clonal shrub of wetlands has the lightest wood of any North American plant. The leaves are dark and glossy green above, slightly hairy below, and the fruit is a one-seeded drupe. Alone in its family, there are no plants closely related to Florida corkwood. It is known from Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas. The only population currrently known in Georgia is in Glynn County near the Altamaha River.