Overview

Distribution

Range Description

This small tree or tall shrub is located in at least 15–20 sites.
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Brunfelsia portoricensis Krug & Urb.:
United States (North America)
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Physical Description

Type Information

Isosyntype for Brunfelsia portoricensis Kraenzl. & Urb.
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): H. F. A. von Eggers
Year Collected: 1883
Locality: Sierra de Luquillo., Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico, West Indies
Elevation (m): 549 to 549
  • Isosyntype: Kraenzlin, F. W. & Urban, I. 1897. Notizbl. Konigl. Bot. Gart. Berlin. 1: 322.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology
Wet forest below 600 m.

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Brunfelsia portoricensis

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Species: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment


Red List Category
EN
Endangered

Red List Criteria
C1

Version
2.3

Year Assessed
1998
  • Needs updating

Assessor/s
World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Reviewer/s

History
  • 1997
    Vulnerable
    (Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Population

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

Threats

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

Brunfelsia portoricensis

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Brunfelsia portoricensis (also called Puerto Rico Raintree) is a species of plant in the Solanaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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