Forsteronia portoricensis

Forsteronia portoricensis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Forsteronia of the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, and typically grows in moist regions of woods, thickets, or forests. It can reach a maximum length of 7 metres, and produces a large quantity of red flowers.[1]

Forsteronia portoricensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Apocynaceae
Genus:
Forsteronia
Species:
F. portoricensis
Binomial name
Forsteronia portoricensis
Woods, 1934

References
  1. Page 209, 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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