Ternstroemia luquillensis
Appearance
Ternstroemia luquillensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Pentaphylacaceae |
Genus: | Ternstroemia |
Species: | T. luquillensis
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Binomial name | |
Ternstroemia luquillensis Krug & Urban
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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]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ a b 57 FR 14782
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ternstroemia luquillensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.