Prumnopitys andina

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PODOCARPACEAE

Scientific Name:

Prumnopitys andina

Species Authority:

(Poepp. ex Endl.) de Laub.

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Lleuque, Llleuqui, Uva De La Cordillera

Synonym/s:

Prumnopitys andinus (Poep. ex Endl.) de Laub.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1acd ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

González, M.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	A timber tree with a fragmented distribution in the central Andean range.
Countries:	Native: Argentina; Chile (La Araucania, Los Lagos, Maule)
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Population:	Populations are small, containing not more than a few hundred individuals.

Population:

Populations are small, containing not more than a few hundred individuals.

Habitat and Ecology:	Low- to medium-altitude forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Exploitation is at a high level throughout the range of this species, largely for the woodchip industry.

Major Threat(s):

Exploitation is at a high level throughout the range of this species, largely for the woodchip industry.

Citation:	González, M. 1998. Prumnopitys andina. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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