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Juglans regia

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA JUGLANDALES JUGLANDACEAE

Scientific Name: Juglans regia
Species Authority: L.
Common Name/s:
English – Walnut

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published: 2007
Assessor/s: Participants of the FFI/IUCN SSC Central Asian regional tree Red Listing workshop, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (11-13 July 2006)
Reviewer/s: Newton, A. & Eastwood, A. (Global Tree Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Although the species has become widely distributed through cultivation, its natural distribution is restricted to central Asia where it is threatened by fruit collection, livestock grazing and cutting.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Although the species is widely distributed its natural distribution is restricted to central Asia.
Countries:
Native:
Afghanistan; China; Kyrgyzstan; Pakistan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is threatened by fruit collection, livestock grazing and cutting.
Citation: Participants of the FFI/IUCN SSC Central Asian regional tree Red Listing workshop, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (11-13 July 2006) 2007. Juglans regia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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