Gustavia gracillima

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	LECYTHIDALES	LECYTHIDACEAE

Scientific Name:	Gustavia gracillima
Species Authority:	Miers

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Calderon, E.

History:

1997

–

Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	A small slender tree with an unconfirmed distribution in western Colombia, possibly occurring also in Antioquia, Chocó or Narino.
Countries:	Native: Colombia
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Population [top]

Population:	It has been collected about four times.

Population:

It has been collected about four times.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Lowland non-flooded rainforest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Cultivated specimens are found in Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden, Singapore Botanical Garden and in Chelsea, UK.

Conservation Actions:

Cultivated specimens are found in Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden, Singapore Botanical Garden and in Chelsea, UK.

Bibliography [top]

	Calderon, E. (compiler) 1997. Lista de plantas Colombianas en peligro. July 1997 Version. Instituto de Investigacino de Recursos Biologicas Alexander von Humboldt. (unpublished). Mori, S.A., Prance, G.T. and Zeeuw. C. 1990. Flora Neotropica: Lecythidaceae - Part II: The zygomorphic-flowered New World genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, and Lecythis). Monograph 21(II). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. Prance, G.T. and Mori, S. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthus, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma and Cariniana). The Nature Conservancy. 1996. Natural Heritage Central Database. (Status and distribution data on Latin American plants, developed in collaboration with Latin American Conservation Data Centers and Missouri Botanical Garden).

Calderon, E. (compiler) 1997. Lista de plantas Colombianas en peligro. July 1997 Version. Instituto de Investigacino de Recursos Biologicas Alexander von Humboldt. (unpublished).

Mori, S.A., Prance, G.T. and Zeeuw. C. 1990. Flora Neotropica: Lecythidaceae - Part II: The zygomorphic-flowered New World genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, and Lecythis). Monograph 21(II). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Prance, G.T. and Mori, S. 1979. Lecythidaceae - Part I. The actinomorphic-flowered New World Lecythidaceae (Asteranthus, Gustavia, Grias, Allantoma and Cariniana).

The Nature Conservancy. 1996. Natural Heritage Central Database. (Status and distribution data on Latin American plants, developed in collaboration with Latin American Conservation Data Centers and Missouri Botanical Garden).

Citation:	Calderon, E. 1998. Gustavia gracillima. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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