Sabicea villosa
| Sabicea villosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Sabicea |
| Species: | S. villosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabicea villosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. | |
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| Distribution: Puerto Rico | |
Sabicea villosa, the woolly woodvine,[1] 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]
See also
- Sabicea cinerea, a different species that prefers drier locations.
References
- 1 2 USDA-NRCS (2004). "PLANTS Profile for Sabicea villosa (woolly woodvine)". usda.gov. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ↑ Discoverlife.org map, based on ITIS data.
- ↑ See Plate 88 for Sabicea villosa pollen.
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