Eschweilera mexicana

Cajita
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Genus:	Eschweilera
Species:	E. mexicana
Binomial name
	Eschweilera mexicana; Wendt, S.A.Mori & Prance

The Cajita or Jicarillo (Eschweilera mexicana) is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Eschweilera mexicana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.

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