Freziera parva
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | THEALES | THEACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Freziera parva |
| Species Authority: | Kobuski |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1+2c, D2 ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
|
| Assessor/s: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Known from only two localities in Peru; Bongará in the Amazonas region (collected in 1915) and the Cordillera Vilcabamba in Cuzco. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Peru
|
Population [top]
| Population: | The known subpopulations may be more seriously threatened but fieldwork is needed to give an accurate assessment of their status. |
Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | An elfin forest species. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | The forest in these areas has suffered from the encroachment of farming activities, burning and cutting for charcoal production. |
Bibliography [top]
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Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. Weitzman, A.L. 1995. Diversity of Theaceae and Bonnetiaceae in the montane Neotropics. In: S.P. Churchill et al. (eds) Biodiversity and Conservation of Neotropical Montane Forests, pp. 365-375. New York Botanical Garden, New York. Weitzman, A. L. 1996. Conservation of Theaceae and Bonnetiaceae. |
| Citation: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Freziera parva. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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