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Ilex huachamacariana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA CELASTRALES AQUIFOLIACEAE

Scientific Name: Ilex huachamacariana
Species Authority: Edwin
Taxonomic Notes: The Cerro Huachamacari subpopulation may prove to be a distinct taxon.

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
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Disjunct populations are known from Auyán-tepui in Bolívar, and Cerro Huachamacari in Amazonas. The former may prove to be a distinct taxon.
Countries:
Native:
Venezuela
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A shrub or tree of shrubby meadows and dwarf riparian and mossy forest, generally on sandy soils.
Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Both populations are protected within national parks.
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Ilex huachamacariana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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