Biology:Goetzea elegans
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Short description: Species of plant
| Goetzea elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Goetzea |
| Species: | G. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Goetzea elegans Wydler
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Goetzea elegans, also called beautiful goetzea, mata buey, or matabuey, is a species of plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family of flowering plants. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. Today it is limited to the northwestern corner of the island because of deforestation and other consumption of its habitat for human use.[2] It is federally listed as an endangered species in the United States.
This is a shrub or a tree which can reach 9 metres (30 ft) in height. The leaves are shiny dark green and oval in shape. It bears yellow-orange, funnel-shaped flowers. The fruit is a yellow-orange berry up to 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long. It may be poisonous.[2]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Goetzea elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30928A9593437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30928A9593437.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30928/9593437. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 USFWS. Beautiful Goetzea Recovery Plan. April 28, 1987.
Wikidata ☰ Q150263 entry
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