Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Magnoliales | Annonaceae |
Scientific Name: | Uvaria dependens Engl. & Diels |
Synonym(s): |
Uvariastrum dependens (Engl. & Diels) Engl. & Diels
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2009 |
Date Assessed: | 2006-03-02 |
Annotations: |
Needs updating
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Assessor(s): | Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project |
Reviewer(s): | Beentje, H., Gereau, R., Kabuye, C., Kalema, J., Luke, Q., Lyaruu, H., Maunder, M., Mwachala, G., Ndangalasi, H., Njau, F. & Schatz, G. (East African Plants Red List Authority) |
Justification: The extent of occurrence is less than 5,000 km², the species is known from only three locations and there is continuing decline due to the impacts of people and invasive species on the extent and quality of the habitat where it is found. Should further surveys show this species to be more extensive in occurrence and that it is tolerant of disturbance, its status may need to be changed to Near Threatened. |
Range Description: | Known from three areas in Tanzania: East Usambara Mts (Amani), Udzungwa Mountains National Park and Dabaga Highlands, near Kibengu. | ||||||
Countries occurrence: | Native: Tanzania, United Republic of | ||||||
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Population: | Population seems to be small, but hard to tell as being a liane in the canopy it is difficult to spot. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | An extensive liane which climbs to the tops of canopy trees in riverine forest. Can probably exceed 30 m in length. |
Systems: | Terrestrial |
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: | Yes |
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Major Threat(s): | There is loss of habitat due to fires and encroaching cultivation, but may not be too severe. Amani was invaded by gold miners in 2005, although they have since been removed. There is also a problem with invasive alien plant species. |
Conservation Actions: | Has been recorded from Udzungwa Mountain National Park, Ihangana Forest Reserve and Amani Nature Reserve. |
IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009). Verdcourt, B. 1971. Annonaceae. In: C.E. Milne-Redhead and R.M. Polhill (eds), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations, London. |
Citation: | Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project. 2009. Uvaria dependens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T158091A5182609. . Downloaded on 24 April 2018. |
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