Amyris elemifera is an evergreen[1] species of flowering plant in the citrus family, Rutaceae.

[4] It is native to Florida in the United States, the Caribbean, and the Central American countries of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.

[4](Up to 50 feet high in ideal conditions[2]) The smooth, gray bark matures into a rough and furrowed surface with plates.

[5] In Florida, Sea Torchwood is a food source for the endangered Schaus' Swallowtail (Papilio aristodemus ponceanus).

[7][4] Contrary to popular belief and unlike the implication of its name, Sea Torchwood possesses minimal tolerance to salinity.