Brachystephanus longiflorus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
SCROPHULARIALES |
ACANTHACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Brachystephanus longiflorus |
| Species Authority: |
Lindau |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
B2ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Darbyshire, I. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Hilton-Taylor, C. & Pollock, C.M. (Red List Programme Office) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
The paucity of collections from Cameroon despite extensive survey work, and its absence from the Bakossi Mountains, Manengouba and the Bamenda Highlands, indicate that this species is highly restricted in range and there is contined habitat loss across the range.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Recorded from Nigeria, Ogoja (1 coll.); Bioko, Equatorial Guinea (3 coll.); and W. Cameroon, Mt Kupe (3 coll.), Mt Cameroon (2 coll.). |
| Countries: |
Native: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea (Bioko); Nigeria |
| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Found in submontane and montane forest undergrowth, (1,000–)1,300–1,550 m alt.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Forest clearance threatens the Nigerian population.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
So long as forest remains largely undisturbed above 1,000 m, no intervention is required in Bioko or Cameroon; confirmation of its continued existence in Nigeria is required.
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