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Tabebuia heterophylla

(DC.) Britt.

Roble-Prieto

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160178
Element CodePDBIG0G020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusTabebuia
Other Common Names
Roble (ES) white cedar (EN) White-cedar (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-08-02
Change Date1993-07-26
Edition Date1993-08-02
Edition AuthorsBlythe, K. (TNC-LASP)
Rank Reasons
Extremely widespread and often very common throughout the Antilles (Gentry 1992). Native from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands through the Lesser Antilles to Grenada and Barbados. In Puerto Rico, roble grows from sea level to 3000 feet in elevation and is widely distributed (Wadsworth 1943).
Range Extent Comments
Extremely widespread and often very common throughout the Antilles (Gentry 1992). Native from Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands through the Lesser Antilles to Grenada and Barbados.(Longwood, 1962)
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Information from Longwood, 1962 (B62LON0100LA) was used in GMINELEV and GMAXELEV.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (4)
  1. Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae-Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Flora Neotropica Monograph 25(II): 1-370. The New York Botanical Garden, New York.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E., Jr. & Wadsworth, F. 1964. Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 548 páges.
  4. Longwood, Franklin R. 1962. Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean. Agriculture Handbook No. 207. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.