| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | SAPINDALES | SIMAROUBACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Picrasma excelsa |
| Species Authority: | (Sw.) Planch. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable A1cd ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
|
| Assessor/s: | Areces-Mallea, A.E. |
| Range Description: | A single population, now thought to be extinct, was once recorded from El Sabalo in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba, where the habitat has largely been deforested. Elsewhere in the Greater Antilles, the species and habitat have also suffered from overcutting. A record exists from northern Venezuela. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Venezuela
|
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Deforestation. |
| Citation: | Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. Picrasma excelsa. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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