Zanthoxylum Martinicense
''Zanthoxylum martinicense'', the Martinique prickly ash, white pricklyash, or ''espino rubial'', is an evergreen tree with pinnately compound leaves and thick conical spines on its bark. It grows up to 20 m tall. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The flower clusters (panicles) are terminal and much branched, bearing many almost stalkless flowers. Distribution West Indies and northern South America including Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.Tropicos.org. 28100551. Missouri Botanical Garden. 25 Jun 2017 Habitat Moist areas in limestone based soils in full sun. Typical of lowland forests in the Puerto Rican moist forest ecoregion. Ecology The fruit has five parts, each of which splits open to reveal a single shiny black seed. The seeds are small (0.0009 g) and dispersed by birds. References Flora of Puerto Rico martinicense Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Rutaceae-stub ...
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Puerto Rican Moist Forests
The Puerto Rican moist forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Puerto Rico. They cover an area of . Lowland forests Lowland forests are found throughout the island's coastal lowlands except for the dry southwest. Characteristic tree species include '' Hymenaea courbaril'', Palma de Coroso ('' Acrocomia media''), '' Nectandra coriacea'', and '' Zanthoxylum martinicense''. Trees reach a height of in the northern portions, but are shorter elsewhere. Several species are adapted to dry periods by being deciduous or semi-deciduous. Montane forests Montane forests cover the Sierra de Luquillo and the higher peaks of the Cordillera Central. Trees at middle elevations reach a height of and a diameter of . Common trees of the Sierra de Luquillo include '' Cyat