| Portlandia harrisii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Portlandia |
| Species: | P. harrisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Portlandia harrisii | |
Portlandia harrisii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. [1]
Antelope squirrels or antelope ground squirrels of the genus Ammospermophilus are sciurids found in the desert and dry scrub areas of south-western United States and northern Mexico. They are a type of ground squirrel and are able to resist hyperthermia and can survive body temperatures over 40 °C (104 °F).
Sarcophilus is a genus of carnivorous marsupial best known for its only living member, the Tasmanian devil. Sarcophilus is Latin - meaning 'flesh-loving'.
The buff-fronted owl is a small owl. It is found in widely separated areas in every South American country except French Guiana and Suriname.
Harris's antelope squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and in Sonora in Mexico. They are adapted to hot weather conditions including a technique called "heat dumping". They have a wide-ranging diet, including both vegetation, insects, small rodents and carrion.
Erithalis harrisii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Ilex harrisii is a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Lasiocroton harrisii is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica and grows in thickets on limestone hills in a narrow altitudinal band.
Malpighia harrisii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malpighiaceae, that is endemic to Jamaica.
Maytenus harrisii is a species of plant in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Ocotea harrisii is a species of plant in the genus Ocotea of the family Lauraceae. It is an evergreen tree endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Portlandia platantha, synonym Portlandia albiflora, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Portlandia grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. Commonly known as the bell flower, this plant is considered native to Jamaica but is also native to Cuba. It is mainly found in limestone montane forests although some occur on karst areas near Jamaica’s coast. It mostly grows on alkaline soils as can be observed by the habitats they are found in. In Jamaica, they flower most frequently in May, June, and August, and fruit during the months of January and December.
Rondeletia harrisii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Schoepfia harrisii is a species of flowering plant in the Schoepfiaceae family. It is a small tree or shrub, growing two to five metres tall. It is endemic to Jamaica, where it is only known to occur in the parishes of Trelawny and Clarendon, in what is known as Cockpit Country, a region of many steep, rounded, limestone hills, shaped like an egg-carton. Here it grows on crags in moist woodland, between 600 and 900m in elevation.
Schoepfia multiflora is a species of flowering plant in the Schoepfiaceae family. It is a smallish tree, growing six to eight metres tall, exceptionally to ten metres. It is endemic to Jamaica, where it grows on rocky limestone in the woodlands of the central region.
Symplocos octopetala is a species of evergreen woody plant with small white flowers in the family Symplocaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. First described in 1788, the most recent concept of the species includes three taxa described as separate species in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Zanthoxylum harrisii is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Portlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Members of the genus are endemic to Jamaica.
Portlandia coccinea is a small tree or shrub with bright red flowers endemic to Jamaica. The species was first described in 1788. A population with darker flowers had been considered a subspecies of P. coccinea, but was described as a separate species, P. proctori, in 2003.
Tragosoma harrisii is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
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