Gastonia mauritiana

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	APIALES	ARALIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Gastonia mauritiana

Species Authority:

Marais

Common Name/s:

French

–

Bois Boeuf

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered C2a, D ver 2.3
Year Published:	1998
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Page, W.
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Range Description:	They occur in forest on the east coast and in Yemen on the mainland and also on Ile aux Aigrettes.
Countries:	Native: Mauritius
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Population:	The known subpopulations of this succulent heterophyllous tree are very small.

Population:

The known subpopulations of this succulent heterophyllous tree are very small.

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Conservation Actions:	Active management of exotic species is aiding regeneration of native species.

Conservation Actions:

Active management of exotic species is aiding regeneration of native species.

Citation:	Page, W. 1998. Gastonia mauritiana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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