| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | FAGALES | BETULACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Alnus acuminata | |||
| Species Authority: | Kunth | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3 |
| Year Published: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| Range Description: | Distributed from Mexico to the Andes. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Mexico; Panama; Peru
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| Habitat and Ecology: | A widespread montane species. It is common in cloud forest and montane rainforest but much of its original habitat in the drier inter-Andean valleys has disappeared over the centuries. They coppice well and regenerate well. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | These trees are an important local source of fuelwood and timber for construction. |
| Citation: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Alnus acuminata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012. |
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