Ternstroemia luquillensis

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]

Ternstroemia luquillensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Genus: Ternstroemia
Species:
T. luquillensis
Binomial name
Ternstroemia luquillensis
Krug & Urban

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. 57 FR 14782
  4. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ternstroemia luquillensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.


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