Biology:Byrsonima wadsworthii

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Short description: Species of plant

Byrsonima wadsworthii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Byrsonima
Species:
B. wadsworthii
Binomial name
Byrsonima wadsworthii
Little

Byrsonima wadsworthii (almendrillo in Spanish) is a rare plant known only to the Luquillo Mountains and the Cordillera Central in Northeastern Puerto Rico. First described by botanist Elbert Luther Little, the plant was named in 1953 in honor of Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth, former supervisor of the Caribbean National Forest (now known as El Yunque National Forest) and first director of the International Institute of Tropical Forestry. The first recorded botanical collection was by Claud L. Horn of the Forest Service in 1934. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15388962 entry