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Chupacallos
Pleodendron macranthum
Pleodendron macranthum (chupacallos) is a rare species of tree in the Canellaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where there are only three tiny populations remaining. Two individual plants are located in El Yunque and 8 to 10 plants remain in Rio Abajo Commonwealth Forest. This tree is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 430195.