Ternstroemia luquillensis
| Ternstroemia luquillensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Pentaphylacaceae |
| Genus: | Ternstroemia |
| Species: | T. luquillensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ternstroemia luquillensis Krug & Urb. | |
Ternstroemia luquillensis, the palo colorado,[4] is a species of plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss[1] and has been listed as an endangered species in the United States since 1992 under the Endangered Species Act[2][3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ternstroemia luquillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T30966A9584714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30966A9584714.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- 1 2 57 FR 14782
- ↑ NRCS. "Ternstroemia luquillensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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