| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | ASTERALES | COMPOSITAE |
| Scientific Name: | Dendroseris pruinata |
| Species Authority: | Skottsb. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 1998 | |||
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre | |||
| History: |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Juan Fernández. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Chile (Juan Fernández Is.)
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| Population: | Most of the species in the genus are now reduced to a few individuals. More detailed information on the species should become available to confirm this evaluation. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | A genus of palm-like pachycaul trees. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Grazing by feral animals and spread of introduced weeds. |
| Conservation Actions: | The islands are designated as a national park and biosphere reserve and work is being carried out by CONAF to save the native plants. |
| Citation: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Dendroseris pruinata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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