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Baikiaea plurijuga

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA FABALES LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name: Baikiaea plurijuga
Species Authority: Harms
Common Name/s:
English – Rhodesian-teak, Zambesi Redwood

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Not Threatened (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The dominant species of lowland tropical forest on Kalahari sands.
Countries:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population: The forests are now degraded and considerably diminished because of increased logging over the last 50 years. Older individuals are also scarce. However, the range of the species has declined fractionally as it can regenerate in modified habitat types and also coppices well.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Lowland tropical forest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Logging. Killed by frequent fires in Namibia.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Declared a protected tree in Namibia.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Baikiaea plurijuga. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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