Abies guatemalensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	CONIFEROPSIDA	CONIFERALES	PINACEAE

Scientific Name:

Abies guatemalensis

Species Authority:

Rehder

Infra-specific Taxa Assessed:

See Abies guatemalensis var. guatemalensis

See Abies guatemalensis var. jaliscana

See Abies guatemalensis var. tacanensis

Common Name/s:

English	–	Guatemalan Fir
Spanish	–	Abeto de Guatemala, Pashaque, Pinabere, Romerillo

Synonym/s:

Abies guatemalensis Rehder variety jaliscana Martinez

Abies guatemalensis Rehder variety tacanensis (Lundell) Martinez

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable A1d ver 2.3
Year Published:	1998
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Conifer Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The Guatemalan Fir is the southernmost member of its genus. It was reported to be common until the 1940s and large populations may still remain in Honduras. There is disputable evidence that the remaining stands in Guatemala extend no more than 3 ha.
Countries:	Native: El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico (Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tamaulipas)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There has been heavy timber exploitation throughout the range. Isolated stands continue to be exploited heavily by local inhabitants and the deep fertile soils, on which the tree grows, are attractive to agricultural development. Cone crops are irregular and germination is poor.

Major Threat(s):

There has been heavy timber exploitation throughout the range. Isolated stands continue to be exploited heavily by local inhabitants and the deep fertile soils, on which the tree grows, are attractive to agricultural development. Cone crops are irregular and germination is poor.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Programmes to improve its status are being run by CAMCORE. Felling is prohibited in some countries and the species is listed in CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:

Programmes to improve its status are being run by CAMCORE. Felling is prohibited in some countries and the species is listed in CITES Appendix I.

Citation:	Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Abies guatemalensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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