FWS Reclassifies Palo de Rosa Tree as Threatened

The Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a final rule reclassifying the palo de rosa (Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon), a small evergreen tree native to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The listing includes a 4(d) rule for this species that prohibits importation and exportation without a permit.