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