Matelea variifolia
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Species: | M. borinquensis
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Matelea borinquensis |
Matelea borinquensis, known commonly as the San Lorenzo milkvine,[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Matelea borinquensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ 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