Hopea discolor

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	THEALES	DIPTEROCARPACEAE

Scientific Name:	Hopea discolor
Species Authority:	Thwaites

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered A1bcd, B1+2c, C1, D ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Ashton, P.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species' distribution is extremely restricted.
Countries:	Native: Sri Lanka
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Population [top]

Population:	It apparently regenerates sufficiently in its natural habitat. This species was found in seven forests during the surveys conducted for the National Conservation Review.

Population:

It apparently regenerates sufficiently in its natural habitat. This species was found in seven forests during the surveys conducted for the National Conservation Review.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurring in pure stands on ridges in lowland wet evergreen forests.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Citation:	Ashton, P. 1998. Hopea discolor. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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