Plantas de la Isla de
Plants of the Island of

Puerto Rico

Conservation of rare plants, animals, and ecosystems

Família/Family: Malvaceae

Grupo/Group: Dicotiledónea/Dicotyledon.

Forma de vida/Life form: Arbusto/Shrub

Duración de vida/Lifespan: Perenne/Perennial.

Sustrato/Substrate: Terrestre/Terrestrial.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Indias Occidentales (Antillas Menores, Antillas Mayores), México, Centroamérica, Sudamérica y el Viejo Mundo. / The West Indies (Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles), Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations

Notas/Notes: This was placed into synonymy under Urena lobata by Axelrod (2011), but is maintained as a distinct taxon by Acevedo-Rodríguez & Strong (2012, 2016), USDA PLANTS (2016), ITIS (2016) and others. For an image of a painting by Agustín Stahl, click on the Flora of the West Indies link below.