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Hernandia cubensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA LAURALES HERNANDIACEAE

Scientific Name: Hernandia cubensis
Species Authority: Griseb.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   B1+2c   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Areces-Mallea, A.E.
History:
1997 Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known only from forests near the conical karst complex of Monteverde in Guantánamo Province.
Countries:
Native:
Cuba
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Population [top]

Population: This rare tree has not been collected recently.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Disturbance has been heavy where logging and agricultural encroachment have occurred.

Bibliography [top]

Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1997. A listing of threatened Cuban trees prepared for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Trees project.

Borhidi, A. 1992. Letter to Hugh Synge concerning conservation status of Cuban plants. Includes annotations to 27 Aug 1991 TPU printout for Cuba.

Borhidi, A. and Muñiz, O. 1983. Catálogo de Plantas Cubanas Amenazadas o Extinguidas. Acad. Ciencias de Cuba, La Habana.

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

Citation: Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. Hernandia cubensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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