Laurelia sempervirens

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA LAURALES MONIMIACEAE

Scientific Name: Laurelia sempervirens
Species Authority: (R. & P.) Tul.
Common Name/s:
English Chilean Laurel, Chilean Sassafras

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: González, M.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Restricted to central Chile in the Coastal Cordillera, subandean range and central plains.
Countries:
Native:
Chile (Biobío, La Araucania, Los Lagos, Maule, O'Higgins)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The species occurs in moist seasonal forest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is of some importance as a timber and is under threat from overexploitation in the north of its range.
Citation: González, M. 1998. Laurelia sempervirens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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