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Critonia portoricensis, the Puerto Rico thoroughwort, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico . [ 2 ] It is a shrub or small tree of up to 4 m (13 ft) tall [ 3 ] found in moist forests.
Pedro Acevedo Rodríguez and Franklin S. Axelrod (1999). "Annotated Checklist for the Tracheophytes of Río Abajo Forest Reserve, Puerto Rico". Caribbean Journal of Science. 35 (3– 4): 262– 285. Three endemic Puerto Rican ferns
Byrsonima wadsworthii (almendrillo in Spanish) is a rare plant known only to the Luquillo Mountains and the Cordillera Central in Northeastern Puerto Rico. First described by botanist Elbert Luther Little, the plant was named in 1953 in honor of Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth, former supervisor of the Caribbean National Forest (now known as El Yunque National Forest) and first director of the ...
It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is known from three smaller islands off the coast of the main island. [5] The population is estimated at 59,000 on Mona Island, 148 individuals on Monito Island, and only 9 on Desecheo Island. [5] It grows on in scrubland on exposed limestone at elevations of 0-150 meters. [6]
A man selling bundles of Quenepas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Melicoccus bijugatus is native to northern South America and naturalised in coastal and dry forest in Central America, the Caribbean and parts of the Old World tropics. [5] It is believed to have been introduced into the Caribbean in pre-Columbian times and is also found in India. [6]
Brunfelsia portoricensis, the Puerto Rico raintree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it occurs in El Yunque National Forest. [2] This species is a shrub or tree usually growing one to three meters tall, but known to reach 4.5 meters at times. The thick, leathery, shiny green leaves ...
Heliconia rostrata, the hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to El Salvador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Ecuador, and naturalized in Puerto Rico. [2]
Ceiba pentandra is the national emblem of Guatemala, [20] Puerto Rico, [28] and Equatorial Guinea. It appears on the coat of arms and flag of Equatorial Guinea. [29] The Cotton Tree was a landmark in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, and is considered a symbol of freedom for the former slaves that immigrated there. The 70-metre-tall trunk ...