Sabicea villosa

Sabicea villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Sabicea
Species: S. villosa
Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Binomial name
Sabicea villosa
Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Map showing distribution of S. villosa
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]

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External links

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References

  1. USDA-NRCS (2004). "PLANTS Profile for Sabicea villosa (woolly woodvine)". The PLANTS Database. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA: USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. Discoverlife.org map, based on ITIS data.
  3. See Plate 88 for Sabicea villosa pollen.