Bussea eggelingii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Bussea eggelingii
Species Authority:	Verdc.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1+2c ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

–

Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species is now thought to be restricted to undisturbed forest areas in the Rondo Forest Reserve (140 km²).
Countries:	Native: Tanzania, United Republic of
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Undisturbed forest areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Severe disturbance of the habitat has been caused by past activities, including logging of the largest East African population of Milicia excelsa, planting of exotic timbers, shifting cultivation and wood collection.

Major Threat(s):

Severe disturbance of the habitat has been caused by past activities, including logging of the largest East African population of Milicia excelsa, planting of exotic timbers, shifting cultivation and wood collection.

Citation:	Lovett, J. & Clarke, G.P. 1998. Bussea eggelingii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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