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| '''''Crescentia portoricensis''''' (also called '''higuero de sierra''') is a species of ] in the ] family. It is a ] evergreen shrub ] to ]. It is threatened by ]<ref name="USDA PLANTS profile"></ref>. | '''''Crescentia portoricensis''''' (also called ''']''') is a species of ] in the ] family. It is a ] evergreen shrub ] to ]. It is threatened by ]<ref name="USDA PLANTS profile"></ref>. | ||
| '''''C. portoricensis''''' can grow up to 6 meters and produces a yellowish-white bell shaped flower that ripens into dark green fruits. | '''''C. portoricensis''''' can grow up to 6 meters and produces a yellowish-white bell shaped flower that ripens into dark green fruits. | ||
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| Crescentia portoricensis | |
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| File:Crescentia portoricensis.jpg | |
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Magnoliophyta |
| (unranked): | Magnoliopsida |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Scrophulariales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Crescentia |
| Species: | C. portoricensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crescentia portoricensis Britton | |
Crescentia portoricensis (also called 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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