Zanthoxylum heterophyllum
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
SAPINDALES |
RUTACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Zanthoxylum heterophyllum |
| Species Authority: |
(Lam.) Smith |
Common Name/s:
| French |
– |
Bois De Catafaille Nois |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
C2a
ver 2.3
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| Year Published: |
1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Page, W. |
| Reviewer/s: |
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| Contributor/s: |
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| History: |
| 1997 |
– |
Vulnerable
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
On Mauritius a population of fewer than 50 adult trees is estimated to exist in fragmented subpopulations in Trou du Douce on the east coast and Brise Fer Mt in the south-west. More information is needed on the populations elsewhere.
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Major Threat(s): |
Habitat degradation and the spread of invasive species appear to be limiting regeneration.
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