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Delonix pumila

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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:	Delonix pumila
Species Authority:	Du Puy, Phillipson & R.Rabev.
Synonym/s:	Poinciana adansonioides R.Vig.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1+2cde ver 2.3
Year Published:	1998
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Du Puy, D. <i>et al.</i>
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Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Known only from two subpopulations in south-west Madagascar, on La Table Hill, with a smaller subpopulation on the plateau above St Augustin.
Countries:	Native: Madagascar
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is restricted to areas of xerophytic scrubland.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Threats to La Table Hill subpopulation exist from road widening and the collection of mature individuals for the ornamental trade. Both subpopulations are susceptible to fires and neither is protected.

Citation:	Du Puy, D. et al. 1998. Delonix pumila. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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