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Plan Name: Callicarpa ampla, Ilex sintenisii, Styrax portoricensis, Ternstroemia luquillensis, and Ternstroemia subsessilis Recovery Plan
Plan Status: Final
Plan Date: 31-Jul-95
Lead Agency: USFWS
Lead Office: Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office ( (787) 851-7297 )
Species Action Priority # Action # Action Description Action Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Action Comments Implementation Activities
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 1 111 Develop management plans, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, for the Caribbean National Forest Not Started U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Management: Planning Internal Field Assistance, Internal Administrative No cost anticipated.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 1 121 Monitor known populations Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 FY 2012 U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Management Internal Field Assistance They were searched but not found (2011-2012)
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 1 122 Enforce existing Commonwealth and Federal endangered species regulations Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 FY 2012 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Law Enforcement Division, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Other: Law Enforcement Internal Field Assistance
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 123 Educate the public on plant conservation values and regulations pertaining to endangered species Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 FY 2012 Conservation Organizations, Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Research: Propagation Internal Administrative No cost anticipated. Species included in education programs
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 211 Identify and inventory potential sites Not Started Universities, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Research Graduate Student, Species Expert
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 212 Characterize sites to determine their suitability as future recovery sites Not Started Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Habitat Requirements Graduate Student, Contract, Internal Field Assistance No cost anticipated.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 1 213 Obtain protective status for the privately owned population sites Not Started Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Acquisition: Easement Internal Field Assistance Cost can not determined at present due to the possibility of conservation easements or land owner agreements.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 1 31 Define habitat requirements Not Started Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research Graduate Student, Species Expert
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 321 Assess periodicity of flower production and pollination activity Not Started Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Research: Propagation Graduate Student, Contract 15K/yr & 10k/yr includes 321, 322, 323, and 324
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 322 Assess periodicity of fruit and seed set , and dispersion Not Started Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, USFWS Regional Office 4 Research: Propagation Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 323 Assess seed viability and germination Not Started Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Demographic Studies Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract The PR Conservation Trust contiues to propagate trees of Styrax portoricensis
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 324 Evaluate seedling establishment and growth Partially Complete Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Population Surveys Graduate Student, Contract 50 individuals of Styrax portoricensis were planted within El Yunque National Forest
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 325 Determine genetic structure of the species Not Started Universities Research: Genetics Graduate Student, Species Expert, Contract
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 1 331 Assess feasibility of propagation Partially Complete FY 1995 - FY 1999 FY 2013 Conservation Organizations Management: Propagation Species Expert The PR Conservation Trust continues to propagate Stryrax portoricnesis trees.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 332 Develop artificial propagation program Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 FY 2013 Conservation Organizations Management: Propagation Labor type not yet selected The PR Conservation Trust continues to propagate Styrax portoricensis trees.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 1 411 Select sites and assess habitat suitability Ongoing Current FY 1995 - FY 1999 FY 2013 Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Propagation Labor type not yet selected 50 trees of Styrax portoricensis were planted within a selected site in El Yunque National Forest.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 412 Ensure site protection Not Started Conservation Organizations, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Acquisition: Easement Labor type not yet selected No cost anticipated. Forest has rangers.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 413 Introduction of plants Ongoing Current Conservation Organizations, Universities, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Management: Propagation Volunteer, Contract, Internal Technical Assistance, Internal Field Assistance 50 trees of Styrax portoricensis were planted in El Yunque National Forest withitn the species natural range.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 51 Determine numbers of individuals and populations necessary to ensure species stability, security, and self-perpetuation Not Started Conservation Organizations, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research: Demographic Studies Labor type not yet selected No cost anticipated.
Capa rosa (Callicarpa ampla), No common name (Ilex sintenisii), No common name (Ternstroemia subsessilis), Palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis) 2 52 Determine what additional actions, if any, are necessary to achieve recovery objectives Not Started Conservation Organizations, Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species Research Internal Field Assistance
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