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Jacaranda mimosifolia

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA SCROPHULARIALES BIGNONIACEAE

Scientific Name: Jacaranda mimosifolia
Species Authority: D. Don
Common Name/s:
Spanish Jacaranda, Tarco

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   B1+2ac   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Prado, D.
History:
1997 Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species is reported to be endemic to the endangered piedmont forest of north-west Argentina and Bolivia.
Countries:
Native:
Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta); Bolivia
Introduced:
Costa Rica; Panama
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The ecosystem is rapidly being converted to agriculture.
Citation: Prado, D. 1998. Jacaranda mimosifolia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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