Calocedrus macrolepis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	CUPRESSACEAE

Scientific Name:	Calocedrus macrolepis
Species Authority:	Kurz

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1+2b ver 2.3

Year Published:

2000

Assessor/s:

Conifer Specialist Group

History:

1998	–	Vulnerable (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1997	–	Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Yunnan); India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	Throughout the species' range, populations are rapidly being reduced to the more inaccessible areas where logging and cutting are limited. It is still found commonly in some valleys in Yunnan. In Viet Nam the populations are small.

Population:

Throughout the species' range, populations are rapidly being reduced to the more inaccessible areas where logging and cutting are limited. It is still found commonly in some valleys in Yunnan. In Viet Nam the populations are small.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Altitudinal range: 800 to 1,500 m. Forest type: small groups in dense, moist, evergreen montane forest on either limestone or granite derived soils.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss, overexploitation for timber and resin. Throughout Viet Nam this species has also been overexploited for its timber and resin and much of its habitat has been converted for agriculture.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss, overexploitation for timber and resin. Throughout Viet Nam this species has also been overexploited for its timber and resin and much of its habitat has been converted for agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	In Viet Nam some populations are contained within protected areas, such as Ba Vi National Park and Bidoup Nature Reserve.

Conservation Actions:

In Viet Nam some populations are contained within protected areas, such as Ba Vi National Park and Bidoup Nature Reserve.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 2000. Calocedrus macrolepis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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