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Pisonia ekmanii

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Pisonia ekmanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Pisonia
Species:
P. ekmanii
Binomial name
Pisonia ekmanii

Pisonia ekmanii is a species of flowering plant in the Nyctaginaceae family. It is a tree endemic to the Sierra de Nipe of eastern Cuba, where it is locally known as chicharrón sapo. It grows in spiny xeromorphic shrubland on serpentine soil from 350 to 700 meters elevation. It is known from four sites. Habitat degradation from mining, frequent fires, and deforestation have fragmented and diminished the species population and range, and the IUCN assesses the species as critically endangered.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gómez Hechavarría, J.L., González Gutiérrez, P., Leyva, O. & Carmenate (2024). "Pisonia ekmanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T31630A241174049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T31630A241174049.es. Retrieved 22 April 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)