Podocarpus guatemalensis

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	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PODOCARPACEAE

Scientific Name:

Podocarpus guatemalensis

Species Authority:

Standley

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Cipresillo, Pinillo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2007

Assessor/s:

Bachman, S. (RBG Kew), Farjon, A. (RBG Kew), Gardner, M. (RBG Edinburgh), Thomas, P. (RBG Edinburgh), Luscombe, D. (Forestry Comm. Bedgebury) & Reynolds, C. (Forestry Comm. Bedgebury)

Reviewer/s:

Farjon, A. & Gardner, M. (Conifer Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This one of the most widespread species of Podocarpus, with an estimated EOO of 3,300,000 km² based on mapped herbarium collections. It is occasionally reported as fairly common at localities. It has been collected consistently over the past few decades and is known to occur within several protected areas. It has also been reported to be locally threatened by logging and to suffer a reduction of the extent of its habitat from agricultural expansion.

History:

1998	–	Data Deficient (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1998	–	Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Widespread across Central America with disjunct populations in Colombia, Equador and Venezuela. The disjunct known localities could indicate that this species occurs in areas of north-west South America (Colombia, Equador, Venezuela) where it has not yet been seen. The EOO calculated on the herbarium collections data is 3,323,940 km² and may well be larger than this.
Countries:	Native: Belize; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Honduras; Mexico; Panama; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	Reported to be fairly common in several localities.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Mixed conifer-angiosperm forest or pine forest, often along streams. Elevation (from GIS) 1 to 2,369 m, from herbarium specimens 1 to 2,150 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Locally threatened by logging and deforestation. Increasing human settlement and agriculture have brought about declines in the habitat.

Major Threat(s):

Locally threatened by logging and deforestation. Increasing human settlement and agriculture have brought about declines in the habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species has been recorded from several protected areas, including Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Altos de Campaña, Rincón de la Vieja, Rio Indio Maíz and Mountain Pine Ridge Reserves.

Conservation Actions:

This species has been recorded from several protected areas, including Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Altos de Campaña, Rincón de la Vieja, Rio Indio Maíz and Mountain Pine Ridge Reserves.

Citation:	Bachman, S. (RBG Kew), Farjon, A. (RBG Kew), Gardner, M. (RBG Edinburgh), Thomas, P. (RBG Edinburgh), Luscombe, D. (Forestry Comm. Bedgebury) & Reynolds, C. (Forestry Comm. Bedgebury) 2007. Podocarpus guatemalensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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