Browneopsis excelsa

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Browneopsis excelsa
Species Authority:	Pitt.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable C1 ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Mitré, M.

History:

1997

–

Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	At present, the species is known from three isolated localities in Darién in Panama, and from localities in Colombia and Peru.
Countries:	Native: Colombia; Panama; Peru

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs, occasionally commonly, in lowland semi-deciduous rainforest up to 600 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Outside Darién National Park the habitat is exposed to increasing agriculture and settlement.

Major Threat(s):

Outside Darién National Park the habitat is exposed to increasing agriculture and settlement.

Conservation Actions:	A small part of the Panamanian population is found in Darién National Park.

Conservation Actions:

A small part of the Panamanian population is found in Darién National Park.

Citation:	Mitré, M. 1998. Browneopsis excelsa. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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