Sabicea villosa, the woolly woodvine,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. 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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Sabicea
Species:
S. villosa
Binomial name
Sabicea villosa

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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b USDA-NRCS (2004). "PLANTS Profile for Sabicea villosa (woolly woodvine)". usda.gov. Baton Rouge, LA. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. ^ Discoverlife.org map, based on ITIS data.
  3. ^ See Plate 88 for Sabicea villosa pollen.

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