Genus Crescentia Rank Species | ||
Similar Goetzea elegans, Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon, Zamia portoricensis, Trichilia triacantha, Schoepfia arenaria | ||
Crescentia portoricensis (commonly known as higuero de sierra) is a species of plant in the Bignoniaceae family. It is a perennial evergreen shrub endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss. C. portoricensis can grow up to 6 meters and produces a yellowish-white bell shaped flower that ripens into dark green fruits.
Habitat
Crescentia portoricensis can be found near stream banks or near highly moist soil in the southwestern wet forest areas of Puerto Rico.
References
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