Coryphantha hintoniorum

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CARYOPHYLLALES	CACTACEAE

Scientific Name:	Coryphantha hintoniorum
Species Authority:	Dicht & A.Lüthy

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable A2ac; B1ab(ii); C1+2a(i) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2002
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Dicht, R.F. & Lüthy, A.D.
Reviewer/s:	Stuppy, W. & Taylor, N.P. (Cacti & Succulent Plant Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Known from two locations, with 21 very fragmented subpopulations each comprising only a very small number of plants (5–20 each). Since discovery in 1997, several subpopulations were destroyed by agricultural activity. This decline in extent of occurrence has happened very rapidly. Generation length is 11 years.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Plants are very scattered on the prairies west of Cerro Potosi in Nuevo Leon (range is 7,000 km²).
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí)
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Sandy-loamy alluvial plains.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Constant loss of plants by agricultural activities (cultivation) has been observed in recent years. The size of the untouched prairie is diminishing from year to year.

Major Threat(s):

Constant loss of plants by agricultural activities (cultivation) has been observed in recent years. The size of the untouched prairie is diminishing from year to year.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Listed on CITES App. II. Plants are being propagated through ex situ cultivation.

Conservation Actions:

Listed on CITES App. II. Plants are being propagated through ex situ cultivation.

Citation:	Dicht, R.F. & Lüthy, A.D. 2002. Coryphantha hintoniorum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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