Uvariopsis bisexualis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	MAGNOLIALES	ANNONACEAE

Scientific Name:	Uvariopsis bisexualis
Species Authority:	Verdc.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

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)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
The extent of occurrence is about 500 km², the population is severely fragmented and known from four locations and there is continuing decline due to habitat loss and degradation. hence although some sites are relatively secure the species is listed as Endangered.

History:

1998	–	Vulnerable (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1998	–	Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Found in the West Usambara Mts and again in the Udzwunga Mts (has a disjunct distribution), Tanzania.
Countries:	Native: Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population:	Not very common.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A tree found in sub-montane to montane forest on steep slopes with small streams and swamps, and patches of elfin forest on ridge top.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is fairly secure in the Udzungwa Mts, but the habitat is under threat in the Usambara Mts due to exapnsion of agricultural and other human activities, increasing use of fire, etc.

Major Threat(s):

This species is fairly secure in the Udzungwa Mts, but the habitat is under threat in the Usambara Mts due to exapnsion of agricultural and other human activities, increasing use of fire, etc.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Recorded in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Kilombero Nature Reserve, and Mazumbai Forest Reserve.

Conservation Actions:

Recorded in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Kilombero Nature Reserve, and Mazumbai Forest Reserve.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009). Verdcourt, B. 1986. New taxa of East African Annonaceae. Kew Bulletin 41(2): 287-297.

IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).

Verdcourt, B. 1986. New taxa of East African Annonaceae. Kew Bulletin 41(2): 287-297.

Citation:	Eastern Arc Mountains & Coastal Forests CEPF Plant Assessment Project 2009. Uvariopsis bisexualis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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