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Cordia valenzuelana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA LAMIALES BORAGINACEAE

Scientific Name: Cordia valenzuelana
Species Authority: A. Rich.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   B1+2e   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Areces-Mallea, A.E.
History:
1997 Not Threatened (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Confined to Rangel, a small area in eastern Pinar del Río province.
Countries:
Native:
Cuba
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Population [top]

Population: An uncommon shrub or small tree.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The species has been overcut for its valuable timber.

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

Brito, A.A. 1995. Letter to Wendy Strahm including annotations to: List of threatened trees of Cuba. 1-5.

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. Cordia valenzuelana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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