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Pterocarya pterocarpa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA JUGLANDALES JUGLANDACEAE

Scientific Name: Pterocarya pterocarpa
Species Authority: (Michaux) Kunth ex Iljinsk

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Firsov, G.A.
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Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Armenia (Armenia); Azerbaijan; Georgia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Russian Federation; Turkey
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This tree, restricted to flood-land forests along rivers at low altitudes, has a disjunct distribution. It is a relict species and is the only representative of the genus in western Asia.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This species is threatened in parts of its range by felling, grazing and agricultural encroachment.
Citation: Firsov, G.A. 1998. Pterocarya pterocarpa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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