Taxon:
Portlandia coccinea Sw.
Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. 42. 1788
Verified:
02/14/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
- Andersson, L. 1992. A provisional checklist of neotropical Rubiaceae. Scripta Botanica 1.
- Delprete, P. G. & T. J. Motley. 2003. Portlandia proctorii (Rubiaceae, Catesbaeeae), a new combination for a narrow endemic Jamaican species. Brittonia 55:233-239.
- Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Jamaica | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Southern America
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation |