Biology:Stenostomum tomentosum

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Short description: Species of plant

Stenostomum tomentosum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Stenostomum
Species:
S. tomentosum
Binomial name
Stenostomum tomentosum
(Sw.) DC.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Sw. (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Fawc.
  • Guettarda tomentosa Antirhea tomentosa
  • (Sw.) Pers. Laugeria tomentosa

Stenostomum tomentosum, synonym Antirhea tomentosa, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first discovered in 1780 and rediscovered in 1975, making it a Lazarus taxon.[1]

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