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Ericaceae

Puerto Rico brittleleaf

Gonocalyx portoricensis (Urb.) A.C.Sm.

Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gonocalyx

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Common names

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English
Puerto Rico brittleleaf

Synonyms

  • Ceratostema portoricense (Urb.) Hoerold
  • Thibaudia portoricensis Urb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.