Picea koyamae
– Endangered
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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PLANTAE
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Phylum:
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TRACHEOPHYTA
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Class:
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CONIFEROPSIDA
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Order:
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CONIFERALES
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Family:
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PINACEAE
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Scientific Name:
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Picea koyamae
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Species Authority:
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Shirasawa
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EN D ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1998
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Assessor/s:
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Conifer Specialist Group
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History:
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| 1997 | - | Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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An endemic to the Yatsugadake Mountains in central Honshu.
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Countries:
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Native:
Japan
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Population
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Population:
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Fewer than 250 individuals have been recorded.
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Small groves.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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It has been the case that after typhoons the timber is harvested and the area is replanted with commercial species.
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List of Threats:
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| 1.2 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Land management of non-agricultural areas (ongoing) |
| 7 | Natural disasters (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Farjon, A., Page, C.N. and Schellevis, N. 1993. A preliminary world list of threatened conifer taxa. Biodiversity and Conservation 2: 304-326. Hayashi, Y. 1952. The natural distribution of important trees indigenous to Japan. Conifers: Report 2.
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