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
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Endangered (ESA)[2][3]
Scientific 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