Tetrazygia elegans

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA MYRTALES MELASTOMATACEAE

Scientific Name: Tetrazygia elegans
Species Authority: Urban

Assessment Information [top]

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

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Occurring in Sierra Maestra and other high mountain ranges in Santiado and Guantánamo provinces.
Countries:
Native:
Cuba

Population [top]

Population: There has been a reduction in the number of populations and individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This shrub or small tree is confined to cloud forest.
Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. Tetrazygia elegans. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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