Biology:Clusia clusioides
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Clusia clusioides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Clusia |
| Species: | C. clusioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Clusia clusioides (Griseb.) D'Arcy
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Clusia clusioides is species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae.[2][3] It is a small tree which that is native to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. One characteristic are the opposite, very thick leaves. It is very common in the dwarf or elfin forests at elevations above c. 2,500 feet (760 m), in particular in areas with much light (e.g., next to service roads in Puerto Rico's El Yunque rain forest). The gray and smooth bark of the tree is sometimes covered with mosses and other epiphytes including orchids.[4]
References
- ↑ Timyan, J. (2023). "Clusia clusioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T213404047A213978482.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/213404047/213978482. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Clusia clusioides (Griseb.) D'Arcy". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908550-1.
- ↑ "Clusia clusioides (Griseb.) D'Arcy". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/WD2J.
- ↑ Elbert L. Little Jr., Frank H. Wadsworth, Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Agriculture Handbook No. 249, US Department of Agriculture, July 1964
Wikidata ☰ Q2980391 entry
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