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Matelea variifolia

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Matelea variifolia
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, 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.

References

  1. Matelea borinquensis at www.itis.org.
  2. 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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