Ilex cookii
Ilex cookii (Cook's holly or te) is a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
| Ilex cookii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Aquifoliales |
| Family: | Aquifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Ilex |
| Species: | I. cookii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilex cookii Britt. & Wilson | |
Conservation
This tree is only known from a single specimen and a few seedlings in the cloud forests on Cerro de Punta and Monte Jayuya, both at Toro Negro State Forest in Puerto Rico.[1][3] Other specimens were probably destroyed when a communications tower was installed on Cerro de Punta.[1]
References
- Oldfield, S. (2019). "Ilex cookii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T38930A124256413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T38930A124256413.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144854/Ilex_cookii
- 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 April 2011.
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