| Sabicea villosa | |||
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| Scientific classification | |||
| Kingdom: | Plantae | ||
| Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | ||
| Superdivision: | Spermatophyta | ||
| Division: | Magnoliophyta | ||
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | ||
| Subclass: | Asteridae | ||
| Order: | Rubiales | ||
| Family: | Rubiaceae | ||
| Genus: | Sabicea | ||
| Species: | S. villosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. |
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| Binomial name | |||
| Sabicea villosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
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| Distribution: Puerto Rico | |||
Sabicea villosa (woolly woodvine) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is a perennial dicot with both vine and shrub growth habits that prefers wetlands locations.[1] It is a native plant of Puerto Rico, Central America and South America. [2]
Sabicea villosa grows in the rainforest ecosystem on Barro Colorado Island in the Panama Canal that is currently being studied by scientists from the Smithsonean Tropical Research Institute.[3]