Medemia argun

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ARECALES	PALMAE

Scientific Name:	Medemia argun
Species Authority:	(Martius) Wurtt. ex H.A. Wendl.
Synonym/s:	Medemia abiadensis H.A. Wendl.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Johnson, D.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Egypt; Sudan
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Population [top]

Population:	This palm tree was rediscovered in Sudan in 1995 in small fragmented subpopulations. There are signs of regeneration. The subpopulations in Egypt are assumed to be similarly small and fragmented.

Population:

This palm tree was rediscovered in Sudan in 1995 in small fragmented subpopulations. There are signs of regeneration. The subpopulations in Egypt are assumed to be similarly small and fragmented.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found in desert oases.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Seeds have been collected for cultivation.

Conservation Actions:

Seeds have been collected for cultivation.

Citation:	Johnson, D. 1998. Medemia argun. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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