Angraecum pyriforme

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ORCHIDALES	ORCHIDACEAE

Scientific Name:	Angraecum pyriforme
Species Authority:	Summerh.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Pollard, B.J. & Darbyshire, I.
Reviewer/s:	Zapfack, L. & Cribb, P.J. (Orchid Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Although fairly widespread, this porrly known species is known only from seven collections made at six locations across three countries. It would therefore appear to have a small area of occupancy and there is continuing decline due to clearance of forest for conversion to agricultural small-holdings or plantations.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Ivory Coast (3 coll.); Nigeria (3 coll.); Cameroon (1 coll.).
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in forested areas at ca. 1,450 m alt.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Clearance of forest for conversion to agricultural small-holdings or plantations, particularly threatening the Nigerian and Ivory Coast sites where clearance has been widespread in recent decades although the Tai Forest is thought to remain intact.

Major Threat(s):

Clearance of forest for conversion to agricultural small-holdings or plantations, particularly threatening the Nigerian and Ivory Coast sites where clearance has been widespread in recent decades although the Tai Forest is thought to remain intact.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Further orchid surveys are to be encouraged around Nyasoso to attempt to relocate this species and, if successful, introduce it to the CRES orchid garden there.

Conservation Actions:

Further orchid surveys are to be encouraged around Nyasoso to attempt to relocate this species and, if successful, introduce it to the CRES orchid garden there.

Citation:	Pollard, B.J. & Darbyshire, I. 2004. Angraecum pyriforme. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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