Acacia roigii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA FABALES LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name: Acacia roigii
Species Authority: Leon
Taxonomic Notes: Recently transferred to Vachellia roigii (León) Seigler & Ebinger.

Assessment Information [top]

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

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Very restricted in range, this endemic tree, is restricted to Puerto Padre in north-eastern Cuba.
Countries:
Native:
Cuba

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Dry evergreen forests.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The habitat is severely degraded in many places because of cutting, grazing and settlement.
Citation: Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. Acacia roigii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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