| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | MALVALES | STERCULIACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Firmiana major |
| Species Authority: | (W. Smith) Hand.-Mazz. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct in the Wild ver 2.3 | |||
| Year Published: | 1998 | |||
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Sun, W. | |||
| History: |
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| Range Description: | The only remaining trees are those which have been planted around temples and villages. Wild populations were once believed to have existed in central and western Yunnan. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
China (Yunnan)
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Between 1,700 to 2,500 m. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | The forests here have been replaced by crops. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species remains in cultivation, frequently planted as an ornamental tree. |
| Citation: | Sun, W. 1998. Firmiana major. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012. |
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