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]