Cuminia fernandezia

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	LAMIALES	LABIATAE

Scientific Name:	Cuminia fernandezia
Species Authority:	Colla

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

History:

1997

–

Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The genus contains two species, endemic to Juan Fernandez.
Countries:	Native: Chile (Juan Fernández Is.)

Population [top]

Population:	Preliminary data indicate the species is confined to less than 100 km² and declining in numbers. More detailed information on the species should become available to confirm this evaluation.

Population:

Preliminary data indicate the species is confined to less than 100 km² and declining in numbers. More detailed information on the species should become available to confirm this evaluation.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	An arborescent species, confined to the remaining upper montane forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Grazing by feral animals and spread of introduced weeds.

Major Threat(s):

Grazing by feral animals and spread of introduced weeds.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The islands are designated as a national park and biosphere reserve and work is being carried out by CONAF to save the native plants.

Conservation Actions:

The islands are designated as a national park and biosphere reserve and work is being carried out by CONAF to save the native plants.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Cuminia fernandezia. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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