Tournefortia hirsutissima
Nigua / Chiggernit, Chiggery grapes


Tournefortia hirsutissima
Copyright by: George D. Gann
unusual in the forest understory
Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2012

Família/Family: Boraginaceae

Grupo/Group: Dicotiledónea/Dicotyledon.

Forma de vida/Life form: Trepadora/Vine

Duración de vida/Lifespan: Perenne/Perennial.

Sustrato/Substrate: Terrestre/Terrestrial.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Indias Occidentales (Antillas Menores, Antillas Mayores), Sur de Florida, México, Centroamérica y Sudamérica. / The West Indies (Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles), South Florida, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations


ESTATUS EN LA ISLA DE PUERTO RICO/STATUS ON THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO
Presencia/Occurence: Presente/Present.

Origen/Origin: Nativo/Native.

TAXONOMÍA/TAXONOMY
Nombre científico con autores/Scientific name with authors: Tournefortia hirsutissima L.

Tenemos datos para Tournefortia hirsutissima en las siguientes 9 áreas de conservación:
We have data for Tournefortia hirsutissima for the following 9 conservation areas:
Presencia/Occurence: Origen/Origin:
El Yunque, Bosque Nacional/National Forest Present Native
Guilarte, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Native
Laguna Tortuguero, Reserva Natural/Natural Reserve Present Native
Maricao, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Native
Piñones, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Native
Río Abajo, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Native
Susúa, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Native
Toro Negro, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Native
Vega, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Native


Elevaciones/Elevations:
Elevaciones Bajas: < 500 m / Low Elevations: < 500 m
Elevaciones Medias: 500-1000 m / Middle elevations: 500-1000 m


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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Tournefortia hirsutissima
Copyright by: George D. Gann
unusual in the forest understory
Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2012
Tournefortia hirsutissima
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Tournefortia hirsutissima
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Tournefortia hirsutissima
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Tournefortia hirsutissima
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
in cultivation, Palm Beach County, Florida
Tournefortia hirsutissima
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
in cultivation, Palm Beach County, Florida