Quercus costaricensis

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FAGALES	FAGACEAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

Liebm.

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Roble Negro

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1+2e ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Nixon, K. <i>et al.</i>

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

–

Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Occurring on Volcan Irazu and Cerro Chirripó, the species is restricted to an area of occupancy of less than 2,000 km².
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica
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Habitat and Ecology:	Montane forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Conservation Actions:	Although deforestation has been extensive in the past, these areas are now given some degree of protection.

Conservation Actions:

Although deforestation has been extensive in the past, these areas are now given some degree of protection.

Citation:	Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus costaricensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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