Saurauia villosa
Encyclopedia
Saurauia villosa is a species of plant
in the Actinidiaceae
family. It is endemic to Mesoamerica
. Is small trees found in mountain ranges and rain forests.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Actinidiaceae
Actinidiaceae
Actinidiaceae, or the Chinese Gooseberry family, is a small family of plants. It includes three genera and about 360 species. It is a member of the order Ericales.-Distribution:...
family. It is endemic to Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a region and culture area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and...
. Is small trees found in mountain ranges and rain forests.
Source
- González-Espinosa, M. 1998. Saurauia villosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.