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Hopea mollissima

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA THEALES DIPTEROCARPACEAE

Scientific Name: Hopea mollissima
Species Authority: C.Y.Wu

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A1cd, B1+2c, C1, D ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Ashton, P.
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History:
1997 – Not Threatened (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Only recently discovered in south Yunnan and northern Viet Nam.
Countries:
Native:
China (Yunnan); Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population: Small stands still exist in a number of provinces in Viet Nam.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Evergreen rainforest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): In China populations are disappearing because of deforestation and habitat degradation.
Citation: Ashton, P. 1998. Hopea mollissima. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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