Lophira alata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	THEALES	OCHNACEAE

Scientific Name:

Lophira alata

Species Authority:

Banks ex Gaertn.

Common Name/s:

English	–	Azobe
French	–	Azobé

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1cd ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996)

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed on the basis of large scale destruction of wet evergreen forest throughout its range, over-exploitation as a timber, slow rates of growth and poor regeneration levels in less than optimum conditions.

History:

1997

–

Not Threatened (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Ghana; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone
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Population [top]

Population:	In Cameroon it is common, widespread and regenerates easily in many areas and does not appear threatened, however, this is evidently not the case in other parts of its range.

Population:

In Cameroon it is common, widespread and regenerates easily in many areas and does not appear threatened, however, this is evidently not the case in other parts of its range.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Azobé is a pioneer species and occurs abundantly in wet evergreen forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Wet evergreen forest continues to experience large-scale destruction. Slow growth rate, poor regeneration in less than optimum conditions and over exploitation as a timber species are contributing to the decline in population numbers through most of its range. Its timber, Azobe, rich in silica, is resistant to marine borer and favoured for use in jetties.

Major Threat(s):

Wet evergreen forest continues to experience large-scale destruction. Slow growth rate, poor regeneration in less than optimum conditions and over exploitation as a timber species are contributing to the decline in population numbers through most of its range. Its timber, Azobe, rich in silica, is resistant to marine borer and favoured for use in jetties.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Improved protection and management (e.g., felling regimes) of existing forest reserves is required.

Conservation Actions:

Improved protection and management (e.g., felling regimes) of existing forest reserves is required.

Citation:	African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996) 1998. Lophira alata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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