Ternstroemia subsessilis

Ternstroemia subsessilis, the el yunque colorado,[2] is a species of plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Ternstroemia subsessilis

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Genus: Ternstroemia
Species:
T. subsessilis
Binomial name
Ternstroemia subsessilis
(Britt.) Kobuski

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Ternstroemia subsessilis. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2011.
  2. "Ternstroemia subsessilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.


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