| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | ROSALES | ROSACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Polylepis neglecta |
| Species Authority: | M.Kessler |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable A1acd, B1+2c ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
|
| Assessor/s: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
| Range Description: | Recently discovered, the species occurs mainly in the Chuquisaca and Cochabamba area. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Bolivia
|
| Habitat and Ecology: | The species occurs in more humid areas of Podocarpus-Alnus forest. It rarely forms the dominant component. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Continual burning of large areas of vegetation, firewood collection and charcoal production are causing the decline of these forests. |
| Citation: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Polylepis neglecta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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