| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | ROSALES | ROSACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Polylepis tarapacana | |||
| Species Authority: | Phil. | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| Range Description: | A small tree or shrub found only in sparse and scattered stands in the volcanic Western Cordillera in the border regions of Bolivia, Peru and Chile. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Bolivia; Chile; Peru
Presence uncertain:
Argentina
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| Population: | Populations seriously declined in the past (more than three generations ago) but their present status appears to be stable. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | It is probably the only tree in the world growing up to altitudes of 5,200 m. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Locally it is of great importance as a source of firewood and even of construction timber. |
| Citation: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Polylepis tarapacana. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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