Byrsophyllum tetrandrum

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	RUBIALES	RUBIACEAE

Scientific Name:	Byrsophyllum tetrandrum
Species Authority:	(Beddome) Hook.f.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

–

Indeterminate (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	A small tree, known only from a few localities in the Agastyamalai Hills.
Countries:	Native: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
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Habitat and Ecology:	Submontane forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Large areas have been exposed to fires, grazing, the establishment of commercial plantations and cutting for fuelwood.

Major Threat(s):

Large areas have been exposed to fires, grazing, the establishment of commercial plantations and cutting for fuelwood.

Conservation Actions:	About 1,000 km² of forest remain protected within sanctuaries.

Conservation Actions:

About 1,000 km² of forest remain protected within sanctuaries.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Byrsophyllum tetrandrum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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