Micropholis garciniifolia

Micropholis garciniifolia is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is known as caimitillo verde. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Micropholis garciniifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Micropholis
Species:
M. garciniifolia
Binomial name
Micropholis garciniifolia
Pierre (1891)[2]
Synonyms[3]

Micropholis urbanii Pierre (1891)
Pouteria garciniifolia Baehni (1942)

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Micropholis garciniifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35635A9946998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35635A9946998.en.
  2. "The Plant List". Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved August 2, 2015.


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