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Podocarpus pallidus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA CONIFEROPSIDA CONIFERALES PODOCARPACEAE

Scientific Name: Podocarpus pallidus
Species Authority: N.E.Gray

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D1+2   ver 3.1
Year Published: 2007
Assessor/s: Farjon, A. (RBG Kew)
Reviewer/s: Farjon, A. & Gardner, M. (Conifer Red List Authority)
Justification:
This species appears to be endemic to ‘Eua, an island in the Tongatapu Group of the Tonga Archipelago with an area approximately 30 × 10 km, which gives an EOO of 300 km2 or, probably, less and an AOO likely to be less than 20 km2. It has been collected there since 1926 until recently. No collections are known to us from Tongatapu. It has been collected from four localities (but there may be collections we have not seen from other locations). Because this species is a minor component in montane forest, we assume there are fewer than 1000 mature trees on the island. We have no information about possible decline.
History:
1998 – Data Deficient (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1997 – Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: An endemic to the east Tongan Islands (southwestern Pacific). Very restricted, as far as known only on the island of ‘Eua. EOO less than 300 km2 and AOO likely to be less than 20 km2.
Countries:
Native:
Tonga
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Population [top]

Population: No data are available on the population size or abundance of this species.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Tropical low montane forest, dominated by angiosperms.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: This species is not known from any protected area.
Citation: Farjon, A. (RBG Kew) 2007. Podocarpus pallidus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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