Forestiera segregata

Forestiera segregata is a species of flowering plant in the olive family known by the common names Florida privet, Florida swampprivet, and southern privet.

It is native to the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, including Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands, the Lesser Antilles, including Anguilla, and Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina in the United States.

[3] This plant is a shrub or small tree growing up to three[4] to seven meters tall.

The leaves are widely lance-shaped, oval, or spatula-shaped with narrowed bases.

[5] This species is used in cultivation as a hedge which is easily clipped into shape.