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Rapanea seychellarum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA PRIMULALES MYRSINACEAE

Scientific Name: Rapanea seychellarum
Species Authority: Mez

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   D   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles
History:
1997 – Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: There are six sites on Mahé and single sites on Silhouette and Praslin. Montagne Planeau has a large and healthy population. Most other locations contain between one and five trees.
Countries:
Native:
Seychelles
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Population [top]

Population: The entire population amounts to fewer than 50 individuals. No seedlings have been reported.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Subpopulations are recorded within Morne Seychellois and Praslin National Parks and in forest areas protected by the Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles.
Citation: Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles 1998. Rapanea seychellarum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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