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Ocotea cymbarum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA LAURALES LAURACEAE

Scientific Name: Ocotea cymbarum
Species Authority: Kunth

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: In Brazil, the species has a restricted range within flooded forest along the Rio Negro. In Suriname the species is very rare and has only been collected from the Marowijne River.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil; Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A locally important species which is widely-ranging within areas of lowland rainforest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Riverside communities harvest the species for fuelwood at uncontrolled levels.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The species occurs on the official list of threatened Brazilian trees compiled by IBAMA.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Ocotea cymbarum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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