Castanopsis wallichii

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FAGALES	FAGACEAE

Scientific Name:	Castanopsis wallichii
Species Authority:	King ex Hook.f.

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Chua, L.S.L.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Malacca and Singapore.
Countries:	Native: Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Singapore
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Habitat and Ecology:	Lowland rainforest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	Much of the remaining habitat is under threat from development.

Major Threat(s):

Much of the remaining habitat is under threat from development.

Conservation Actions:	Four small localities are contained within forest reserves.

Conservation Actions:

Four small localities are contained within forest reserves.

	Chua, L. et al. 1997. Completed data collection forms for endemic trees of Peninsular Malaysia. Ng, F.S.P., Low, C.M. and Sanah, M.A.N. 1990. Endemic trees of the Malay Peninsula. Forestry Department, Kuala Lumpur. Ng, P.K.L. and Wee, Y.C. (eds) 1994. The Singapore Red Data Book. The Nature Society, Singapore. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Chua, L. et al. 1997. Completed data collection forms for endemic trees of Peninsular Malaysia.

Ng, F.S.P., Low, C.M. and Sanah, M.A.N. 1990. Endemic trees of the Malay Peninsula. Forestry Department, Kuala Lumpur.

Ng, P.K.L. and Wee, Y.C. (eds) 1994. The Singapore Red Data Book. The Nature Society, Singapore.

Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	Chua, L.S.L. 1998. Castanopsis wallichii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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