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Astrocaryum minus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA ARECALES PALMAE

Scientific Name: Astrocaryum minus
Species Authority: Trail

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   D   ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: de Granville, J.J

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: An extremely rare species that occurs in the western Amazon basin and more recently two individuals were discovered on the Mont Grand Maroury, near Cayenne, French Guiana.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil (Amazonas); French Guiana
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The principal threats to remaining individuals are fire and logging.
Citation: de Granville, J.J 1998. Astrocaryum minus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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