Biology:Brunfelsia densifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Brunfelsia densifolia
Brunfelsia densifolia.jpg

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Brunfelsia
Species:
B. densifolia
Binomial name
Brunfelsia densifolia
Krug & Urb.

Brunfelsia densifolia is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family known by the common name Serpentine Hill raintree. It is native to Puerto Rico.

This plant is a shrub that grows on serpentine soils containing high amounts of magnesium, nickel, iron, and chromium, and some calcium and nitrogen. It produces long, tubular yellow flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, but in the wild it is endangered due to habitat loss as land is consumed for agriculture in Puerto Rico.[1]

References

  1. Brunfelsia densifolia. Center for Plant Conservation.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q992608 entry