Crescentia portoricensis

Crescentia portoricensis
Conservation status
Endangered (ESA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Magnoliophyta
(unranked):	Magnoliopsida
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Scrophulariales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Genus:	Crescentia
Species:	C. portoricensis
Binomial name
Crescentia portoricensis Britton

Crescentia portoricensis (commonly known as higuero de sierra) is a species of plant in the Bignoniaceae family. It is a perennial evergreen shrub endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss^[2]. C. portoricensis can grow up to 6 meters and produces a yellowish-white bell shaped flower that ripens into dark green fruits.^[1]

Habitat

Crescentia portoricensis can be found near stream banks or near highly moist soil in the southwestern wet forest areas of Puerto Rico.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Crescentia portoricensis". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/collection/cpc_viewprofile.asp?CPCNum=1103. Retrieved 2010-11-19. 
2. ^ USDA PLANTS profile

External links

Media related to Crescentia portoricensis at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Crescentia portoricensis at Wikispecies

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