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Abarema bigemina

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA FABALES LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name: Abarema bigemina
Species Authority: (L.) Kosterm.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Restricted to south-west Sri Lanka.
Countries:
Native:
Sri Lanka
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Population [top]

Population: This tree was found in 33 forest localities in the recent National Conservation Review, including Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A species confined to lowland wet evergreen forests.
Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Also found in Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Abarema bigemina. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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