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Adansonia za

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA MALVALES BOMBACACEAE

Scientific Name: Adansonia za
Species Authority: Baill.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: From Andohahela and the Mandrare River in the south-west through southern and western Madagascar to the Boina region and the Sambirano River basin. It is less abundant and restricted to riverine areas in the north-west.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A species of dry or spiny forest, savannahs and scrubland.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The abundance and the wide range of the species ensures that it is relatively safe. However, several subpopulations are threatened with forest clearance and, given the long generation time of the baobab and the dramatic habitat loss that has occurred in the past, the species may be more vulnerable.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Adansonia za. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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