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Cinnamomum parthenoxylon

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA LAURALES LAURACEAE

Scientific Name: Cinnamomum parthenoxylon
Species Authority: (Jack) Meisn.
Synonym/s:
Cinnamomum barbatoaxillatum Chao
Cinnamomum purpureum Ye & Wang
Laurus parthenoxylon Jack
Phoebe latifolia Champ. ex Benth.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam, August 1996)
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Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: In Viet Nam, although the species occurs commonly in areas of evergreen rainforest in the north, there has been severe population declines, resulting in the species being Critically Endangered at a national level (CR A1cd).
Countries:
Native:
Indonesia; Malaysia (Sabah); Philippines; Viet Nam
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Evergreen rainforest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Exploitation of the roots for their commercial essence.
Citation: Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam, August 1996) 1998. Cinnamomum parthenoxylon. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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