Guettarda insularis

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Guettarda insularis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Guettarda
Species:
G. insularis
Binomial name
Guettarda insularis
Brandeegee (1924)

Guettarda insularis is a species of flowering plant. It is a large shrubby tree native to Socorro Island, the largest of the Revillagigedo Islands which lie west of Mexico's Pacific coast. [2]

Guettarda insularis is prominent in Socorro's higher-elevation forests, which occur between 350 and 850 meters (1,150 and 2,790 ft) elevation. Other forest canopy trees include Ilex socorroensis, Sideroxylon socorrense , and Psidium oligospermum . [3]

The fruit of the tree is eaten by the Socorro parakeet (Psittacara brevipes). [3]

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References

  1. Fuentes, A.C.D.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2021). "Guettarda insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T188995382A194048648. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T188995382A194048648.en . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. "Guettarda insularis". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Ricardo Rodriguez-Estrella, Eustolia Mata, Laura Rivera, Ecological Notes on the Green Parakeet of Isla Socorro, Mexico, The Condor, Volume 94, Issue 2, 1 May 1992, Pages 523–525, https://doi.org/10.2307/1369224