| Sabicea villosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Sabicea |
| Species: | S. villosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Sabicea villosa | |
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 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]
- ^ a b USDA-NRCS (2004). "PLANTS Profile for Sabicea villosa (woolly woodvine)". usda.gov. Baton Rouge, LA. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ Discoverlife.org map, based on ITIS data.
- ^ See Plate 88 for Sabicea villosa pollen.
External links[edit]
Media related to Sabicea villosa at Wikimedia Commons
- S. villosa photos on Flickr licensed under various Creative Commons licenses