Zanthoxylum punctatum

Zanthoxylum punctatum, also known as the St. Thomas prickly-ash, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and shrublands. It is threatened by habitat loss,^[1] and is the only on St. John listed as "endangered".^[3]

Zanthoxylum punctatum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Zanthoxylum
Species:	Z. punctatum
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum punctatum Vahl[2]
Synonyms[2]
Fagara trifoliata Sw. Tobinia punctata (Vahl) Griseb. Tobinia ternata (Sw.) Desv. Zanthoxylum ternatum Sw.