Podocarpus salignus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES PODOCARPACEAE

Scientific Name: Podocarpus salignus
Species Authority: D.Don

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A1d+2b   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Conifer Specialist Group
History:
1997 Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: A species which is said to occur abundantly in the central Andes and Coastal Cordillera, extending from Maule to Los Lagos (Regions VII-X). Several botanical visits to the area have failed to find a single large mature individual.
Countries:
Native:
Chile (BiobĂ­o, La Araucania, Los Lagos, Magellanes, Maule, O'Higgins)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Low- to medium-altitude forest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The habitat has been extensively logged and replanted with eucalypti and Monterey pine.
Citation: Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Podocarpus salignus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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