Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

Summary 2

Conocarpus erectus, one of two species in the genus Conocarpus, is a mangrove shrub and tree in the family Combretaceae growing on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including Florida, Bermuda, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Central and South America from Mexico to Brazil on the Atlantic coast and Mexico to Ecuador on the Pacific coast, western Africa and in Melanesia and Polynesia. It was introduced in Kuwait because it can thrive in high...

Fuentes y Créditos

  1. (c) Jason Sharp, todos los derechos reservados, subido por Jason Sharp, http://www.flickr.com/photos/78235221@N05/7527779652
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conocarpus_erectus

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