Vitex keniensis

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	LAMIALES	VERBENACEAE

Scientific Name:

Vitex keniensis

Species Authority:

Turrill

Common Name/s:

English

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Meru Oak

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1cd+2cd ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Occurs in parts of the central highlands, including the north-east slopes of Mt. Kenya. It is also widely planted in the western highlands.
Countries:	Native: Kenya
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Habitat and Ecology:	In the wild it is confined to moist evergreen forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Most subpopulations, although protected, are in danger of being overexploited.

Major Threat(s):

Most subpopulations, although protected, are in danger of being overexploited.

Conservation Actions:	The Plant Conservation Programme in Kenya maintains a living collection and seed stocks.

Conservation Actions:

The Plant Conservation Programme in Kenya maintains a living collection and seed stocks.

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Vitex keniensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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