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Myristica ceylanica

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA MAGNOLIALES MYRISTICACEAE

Scientific Name: Myristica ceylanica
Species Authority: A. DC.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Sri Lanka
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Population [top]

Population: It has recently been found in seven forest sites during the extensive forest surveys conducted for the National Conservation Review.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A rare tree confined to remnants of intermediate forest and in drier gallery forest.
Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Myristica ceylanica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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