Map_thumbnail_large_font

Solanum sycocarpum

Status_ne_offStatus_dd_offStatus_lc_offStatus_nt_offStatus_vu_offStatus_en_onStatus_cr_offStatus_ew_offStatus_ex_off

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA SOLANALES SOLANACEAE

Scientific Name: Solanum sycocarpum
Species Authority: Mart.& Sendtn.

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 – Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: It ranges over about 1,000 km of the southern Brazilian coast.
Countries:
Native:
Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
Range Map: Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: An unusual succulent species, which has become specialised and is restricted to restinga vegetation on seashores.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This habitat is seriously threatened and continues to decline.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Solanum sycocarpum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
Disclaimer: To make use of this information, please check the <Terms of Use>.
Feedback: If you see any errors or have any questions or suggestions on what is shown on this page, please fill in the feedback form so that we can correct or extend the information provided