Conocarpus lancifolius
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | MYRTALES | COMBRETACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Conocarpus lancifolius |
| Species Authority: | Engl. & Diels |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3 |
| Year Published: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | A small tree from a genus of just two species. The natural distribution is thought to be restricted to populations in the region of Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Bari and Nugaal in Somalia and in Hadramaut in South Yemen. It occurs in cultivation elsewhere in East and North Africa and Arabia. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Somalia; Yemen
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Wild subpopulations are confined to localities along water courses in the semi-desert coastal zone. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Bibliography [top]
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Miller, A.G. 1997. Completed data collection forms and comments concerning the threatened trees of Socotra and Yemen. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. Thulin, M. 1993. Flora of Somalia. Vol. 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Thulin, M. 1997. E-mail to Charlotte Jenkins with comments on the status of Boswellia spp., Conocarpus lanciifolius and Wendlandia arabica. |
| Citation: | World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Conocarpus lancifolius. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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