Myrceugenia schulzei

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	MYRTALES	MYRTACEAE

Scientific Name:	Myrceugenia schulzei
Species Authority:	Johow

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

History:

1997

–

Not Threatened

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Found on Masa Fuera Is.
Countries:	Native: Chile (Juan Fernández Is.)

Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A dominant species of lowland dry forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The extent of the forest has declined through the effects of grazing by feral animals, spread of introduced weeds and soil erosion.

Major Threat(s):

The extent of the forest has declined through the effects of grazing by feral animals, spread of introduced weeds and soil erosion.

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.

Bibliography [top]

Citations:	Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. Ricci, M. 1991. Letter to Hugh Synge concerning conservation status of plants of the Juan Fernandez Islands. Includes annotations to 12 Aug 1991 TPU printout for the Juan Fernandez Islands. Ricci, Marcia. 1990. Programa de conservación y recuperación de plantas amenazadas de Juan Fernandez. (Including annotations by H. Synge). WWF and IUCN. 1994. Centres of plant diversity. A guide and strategy for their conservation. IUCN Publications Unit, Cambridge, UK.

Citations:

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Ricci, M. 1991. Letter to Hugh Synge concerning conservation status of plants of the Juan Fernandez Islands. Includes annotations to 12 Aug 1991 TPU printout for the Juan Fernandez Islands.

Ricci, Marcia. 1990. Programa de conservación y recuperación de plantas amenazadas de Juan Fernandez. (Including annotations by H. Synge).

WWF and IUCN. 1994. Centres of plant diversity. A guide and strategy for their conservation. IUCN Publications Unit, Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Myrceugenia schulzei. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 March 2010.
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