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Palo de vaca

Dendropanax laurifolius

Family
Araliaceae (Ivy family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Puerto Rico
Climate
wet tropical

About

Dendropanax laurifolius, commonly known as Palo de Vaca, is a tree in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, and is found in moist regions of forests at middle or high elevations.

Other Dendropanax plants

Dendropanax colombianus · Dendropanax morbiferus · Dendropanax

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendropanax laurifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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