Machaonia woodburyana, the alfilerillo,[citation needed] is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.[2]

Machaonia woodburyana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Machaonia
Species:
M. woodburyana
Binomial name
Machaonia woodburyana
Acev.-Rodr.

Habitat edit

The natural habitats of Machaonia woodburyana are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Bárrios, S.; Hamilton, M.A. (2018). "Machaonia woodburyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T43897A127670394. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T43897A127670394.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Machaonia woodburyana Acev.-Rodr." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-18.