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
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
Synonyms[2]
  • Fagara trifoliata Sw.
  • Tobinia punctata (Vahl) Griseb.
  • Tobinia ternata (Sw.) Desv.
  • Zanthoxylum ternatum Sw.

References
  1. Clubbe, C.; Pollard, B.; Smith-Abbott, J.; Walker, R. & Woodfield, N. (2003). "Zanthoxylum thomasianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2007.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Zanthoxylum punctatum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. P. Acevedo-Rodríguez, FLORA OF ST. JOHN, U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND, MEMOIRS OF THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: 78: 1581. 1996.


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