Brunfelsia portoricensis

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	SOLANALES	SOLANACEAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

Krug & Urban

Common Name/s:

English

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Puerto Rico Raintree

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered C1 ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

History:

1997

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Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	This small tree or tall shrub is located in at least 15–20 sites.
Countries:	Native: Puerto Rico
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Population:	There are about 300 individuals in total. Sexual reproduction appears to be successful.

Population:

There are about 300 individuals in total. Sexual reproduction appears to be successful.

Habitat and Ecology:	Wet forest below 600 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to the habitat is the establishment of commercial and forestry plantations.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to the habitat is the establishment of commercial and forestry plantations.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Brunfelsia portoricensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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