Balfourodendron riedelianum
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
SAPINDALES |
RUTACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Balfourodendron riedelianum |
| Species Authority: |
Engl. |
Common Name/s:
| Spanish |
– |
Guatambu, Guatambu Blanco |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
A1acd+2cd
ver 2.3
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| Year Published: |
1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica, November 1996) |
| Reviewer/s: |
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| Contributor/s: |
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| History: |
| 1997 |
– |
Endangered
(Walter and Gillett 1998)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Occurs along the banks of the Paraná and Uruguay River systems. The genus is under taxonomic review. |
| Countries: |
Native: Argentina; Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Paraguay |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
A common species. The species has become scarce in places but it is still reported to occur in abundance in a large part of its range.
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Lowland forest along river bank. It also extends into cerrado forest.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Overexploitation of the timber and deforestation.
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