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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
| Species: | Z. punctatum
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| Zanthoxylum punctatum | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Bárrios, S.; Hamilton, M.A. (2020). "Zanthoxylum thomasianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44007A183184159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44007A183184159.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Zanthoxylum punctatum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ 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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