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Solanum paralum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA SOLANALES SOLANACEAE

Scientific Name: Solanum paralum
Species Authority: Bohs

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A1c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: All collections are from isolated localities on the south-east coast.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil (Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
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Population [top]

Population: It is known from four collections, none more recent than 1971.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: An unusual species which is morphologically specialised to survive in restinga vegetation along seashores.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The loss of this habitat continues to be dramatic.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Solanum paralum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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