Matelea borinquensis
| Matelea borinquensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Matelea |
| Species: | M. borinquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Matelea borinquensis | |
Matelea borinquensis, known commonly as the San Lorenzo milkvine,[1] is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is a forest plant, endemic to Puerto Rico, and is found in Cerro Pelucho, San Lorenzo.[2]
References
- ↑ "Matelea borinquensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Page 239, Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: Spermatophyta - Dicotyledoneae. Melastomataceae to Lentibulariaceae, by Alain H. Liogier and Henri Alain Liogier. Published by La Editorial, UPR, 1995. ISBN 0847723372/ISBN 9780847723379
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