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Cornutia obovata

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA LAMIALES VERBENACEAE

Scientific Name: Cornutia obovata
Species Authority: Urban
Common Name/s:
Spanish – Capá Jigüerilla, Nigua, Palo De Nigua

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered D ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The population is thought to be divided between three or four sites: Rio Abajo, Aricedo Observatory, Barrenquitas and possibly in the state forest at Susua.
Countries:
Native:
Puerto Rico
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Population [top]

Population: A total population of eight individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A small tree of dry serpentine or moist limestone locations.
Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Cornutia obovata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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