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{{Short description|Species of plant}}
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{{Speciesbox
|status = EN
| name = Calabach
|status_system = IUCN2.3
| image = Crescentia portoricensis kz1.jpg
|regnum = ]
| status = CR
|unranked_divisio = ]
| status_system = IUCN3.1
|unranked_classis = ]
| status_ref = <ref name="IUCN status 27 December 2024">{{cite iucn |author=Gann, G.D. |date=2024 |title=''Crescentia portoricensis'' |volume=2024 |page=e.T212051576A253646757 |access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
|unranked_ordo = ]
| status2 = LE
|ordo = ]
| status2_system = ESA
|familia = ]
| status2_ref = <ref name="CPC">{{cite web |url=http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/collection/cpc_viewprofile.asp?CPCNum=1103 |title=''Crescentia portoricensis'' |work=CPC National Collection Plant Profiles |publisher=Center for Plant Conservation |accessdate=2010-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121054426/http://centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=1103 |archivedate=2010-11-21 }}</ref>
|genus = '']'' | genus = Crescentia
|species = '''''C. portoricensis'''''
|binomial = ''Crescentia portoricensis'' | species = portoricensis
| authority = ]
|binomial_authority = Britton
|}} }}

'''''Crescentia portoricensis''''' (also called '''higuero de sierra''') is a species of ] in the ] family. It is a ] tree or shrub ] to ]. It is threatened by ]<ref name="USDA PLANTS profile"></ref> '''''Crescentia portoricensis''''', commonly known as '''Higüero De Sierra''' in Spanish or '''Calabach''' in English, is a species of ] in the family ]. It is a ] evergreen shrub ] to ]. It is threatened by ].<ref name="USDA PLANTS profile"></ref>
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''C. portoricensis'' can grow up to 6 meters and produces a yellowish-white bell shaped flower that ripens into dark green fruits.<ref name="CPC"/>

==Habitat==
''Crescentia portoricensis'' can be found near stream banks or near highly moist soil in the southwestern ] areas of Puerto Rico.<ref name="CPC"/>


==References== ==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Crescentia portoricensis}}
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Crescentia portoricensis|''Crescentia portoricensis''}}

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Latest revision as of 06:30, 27 December 2024

Species of plant

Calabach
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)

Endangered (ESA)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Crescentia
Species: C. portoricensis
Binomial name
Crescentia portoricensis
Britton

Crescentia portoricensis, commonly known as Higüero De Sierra in Spanish or Calabach in English, is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. 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

  1. Gann, G.D. (2024). "Crescentia portoricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T212051576A253646757. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Crescentia portoricensis". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  3. USDA PLANTS profile

External links

Taxon identifiers
Crescentia portoricensis


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