Wettinia hirsuta

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ARECALES	PALMAE

Scientific Name:	Wettinia hirsuta
Species Authority:	Burret

Range Description:	This endemic Colombian is found in the valleys of Río Magdalena and Río Sinu.
Countries:	Native: Colombia
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Habitat and Ecology:	Palm tree of between 4 and 12 m in height found in lowland and montane rainforest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Much of the forest is fragmented in the middle Magdalena Valley because of encroaching agriculture and the species has become scarce here.

Major Threat(s):

Much of the forest is fragmented in the middle Magdalena Valley because of encroaching agriculture and the species has become scarce here.

	Johnson, D. et al. 1997. Completed data collection forms for palms. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Johnson, D. et al. 1997. Completed data collection forms for palms.

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	Bernal, R. 1998. Wettinia hirsuta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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