Capparis mirifica

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CAPPARALES	CAPPARACEAE

Scientific Name:	Capparis mirifica
Species Authority:	Standl.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered C2a ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Mitré, M.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

–

Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	A small tree, known from very few collections taken from a small area to the north-east of the Panama Canal.
Countries:	Native: Panama
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Population:	Occurrences are evidently rare, but it is possible further exploration will uncover additional localities.

Population:

Occurrences are evidently rare, but it is possible further exploration will uncover additional localities.

Habitat and Ecology:	Lowland semi-deciduous rainforest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	The area has suffered much deforestation.

Major Threat(s):

The area has suffered much deforestation.

Conservation Actions:	Forest is protected within the national parks of Chagres and Portobelo.

Conservation Actions:

Forest is protected within the national parks of Chagres and Portobelo.

Citation:	Mitré, M. 1998. Capparis mirifica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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