Biology:Matelea borinquensis

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Short description: Species of plant

Matelea borinquensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Matelea
Species:
M. borinquensis
Binomial name
Matelea borinquensis
Alain

Matelea borinquensis, known commonly as the San Lorenzo milkvine,[1] is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a forest plant, endemic to Puerto Rico, and is found in Cerro Pelucho, San Lorenzo.[2][3]

References

  1. "Matelea borinquensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=503699. 
  2. Page 239, Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: Spermatophyta - Dicotyledoneae. Melastomataceae to Lentibulariaceae, by Alain H. Liogier and Henri Alain Liogier. Published by La Editorial, UPR, 1995. ISBN:0847723372/ISBN:9780847723379
  3. Liogier, A.H.; Liogier, H.A.; Martorell, L.F. (2000). Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: A Systematic Synopsis. Ed. de la Universidad. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-8477-0369-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ISlUCW8p5GcC&pg=PA162. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6786429 entry