Schoepfia arenaria

Schoepfia arenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Schoepfiaceae
Genus: Schoepfia
Species: S. arenaria
Binomial name
Schoepfia arenaria
Britt.

Schoepfia arenaria, the arana,[1] is a species of plant in the Olacaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. There are only about 120 individuals known to exist, and they are divided amongst four populations.[2] This tree is federally listed as a threatened species of the United States.

Sources

  1. "Schoepfia arenaria". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Schoepfia arenaria. 2011 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2011.


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