| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | LILIOPSIDA | ARECALES | PALMAE |
| Scientific Name: | Cryosophila kalbreyeri |
| Species Authority: | (Dammer ex Burret) Dahlgren |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
|
| Assessor/s: | Evans, R. |
| Range Description: | Ranging from eastern Panama to western Madalena, Colombia. The Colombian subpopulations have been divided into two subspecies, both of which are considered endangered by the Instituto de Investigacion de Recursos Biologicos Alexander von Humboldt. In remote, undisturbed areas the species remains relatively common. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia; Panama
|
| Habitat and Ecology: | A single-stemmed palm of lowland to submontane rainforest. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Much of the original habitat has been converted for agriculture and the species has become rare or absent in places. |
| Citation: | Evans, R. 1998. Cryosophila kalbreyeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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