Brachystegia nigerica

Threats

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Brachystegia nigerica
Species Authority:	Hoyle & A. Jones

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3
Year Assessed:	1998
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Range Description:	Southern Nigeria and the South-West Province of Cameroon.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Nigeria

Habitat and Ecology:	An uncommon and large canopy tree, sometimes gregarious near water. It is known from lowland rainforest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Deforestation and clearance for crops have been comprehensive outside protected areas.

Major Threat(s):

Deforestation and clearance for crops have been comprehensive outside protected areas.

Conservation Actions:	One of the largest remaining areas of forest is in the Oban Hills of Cross River National Park.

Conservation Actions:

One of the largest remaining areas of forest is in the Oban Hills of Cross River National Park.

	Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. and Hepper, F.N. 1927. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Published by the English Ministry of State for the Colonies. Keay, R.W.J. 1989. The Trees of Nigeria. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Lock, J.M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, International Legume Database and Information Service, Kew. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. Peguy, T. 1997. Completed data collection forms for trees from the South West Province. Schmitt, K. 1996. Botanical survey in the Oban Division, Cross River National Park. (unpublished). Oban Hills Programme, Calabar.

Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. and Hepper, F.N. 1927. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Published by the English Ministry of State for the Colonies.

Keay, R.W.J. 1989. The Trees of Nigeria. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Lock, J.M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. Royal Botanic Gardens, International Legume Database and Information Service, Kew.

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

Peguy, T. 1997. Completed data collection forms for trees from the South West Province.

Schmitt, K. 1996. Botanical survey in the Oban Division, Cross River National Park. (unpublished). Oban Hills Programme, Calabar.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Brachystegia nigerica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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