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Juania australis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA ARECALES PALMAE

Scientific Name: Juania australis
Species Authority: (Mart.) Drude ex Hook. f.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D2   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
History:
1978 Rare

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Restricted to the Masatierra Is.
Countries:
Native:
Chile (Juan Fernández Is.)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This palm tree occurs on steep slopes and ridges in lowland rainforest between 190 and 900 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Felling of the tree has been prohibited. The Juan Fernandez islands are designated as a national park and biosphere reserve and work is being carried out by CONAF to save the native plants.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Juania australis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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