Rheedia aristata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	THEALES	GUTTIFERAE

Scientific Name:	Rheedia aristata
Species Authority:	Griseb.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Areces-Mallea, A.E.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

–

Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Subpopulations of this species have been recorded from numerous localities in western Cuba.
Countries:	Native: Cuba
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Population [top]

Population:	An uncommon shrub or tree.

Population:

An uncommon shrub or tree.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Semi-deciduous forest on limestone or serpentine .
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species is threatened by overexploitation, mainly as a source of medicine, and the habitat is threatened by urban development and conversion for agriculture, ranching and tourism.

Major Threat(s):

The species is threatened by overexploitation, mainly as a source of medicine, and the habitat is threatened by urban development and conversion for agriculture, ranching and tourism.

Citation:	Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. Rheedia aristata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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