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Maricao (Calyptranthes peduncularis)

A full view of this small tree. Photo Credit: Meghan Fellows

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Myrtaceae
State: PR
Nature Serve ID: 153290
Lifeform: Tree, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/09/1992

Description:

This species is a shrub that grows from 1.5 to 2 meters tall. There is nearly no information in the literature about this species, other than the fact that it grows on serpentine barrens in Puerto Rico at altitudes of 300 to 400 meters. (New York Botanical Garden 2002)

Where is Maricao (Calyptranthes peduncularis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Serpentine barrens at elevations of 300 to 400 meters. (New York Botanical Garden 2002)

Distribution:

Puerto Rico. Susua. (New York Botanical Garden 2002)

States & Provinces:

Maricao can be found in Puerto Rico

Which CPC Partners conserve Maricao (Calyptranthes peduncularis)?

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Endemic to Puerto Rico. Known only from the wet montane regions of Monte del Estado, Maricao, in forest on serpentine soil. Characterized by Woodbury (1975) as endangered with limited distribution, and by Figueroa Colon (1996) as rare and endangered in the most recent survey of the plant's status.

01/01/2010

Road widening General lack of knowledge about the species

01/01/2010

200-300 left - scattered in edges of thickets Puerto Rico, Susua Forest and surrounding areas; 200-300 plants (Unknown source)

01/01/2010

None known.

01/01/2010

None known.

01/01/2010

Any information on this species would be helpful--its general biology and ecology, habitat requirements, a full account of its locations and population health, etc.