Magnolia zenii
– Critically 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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MAGNOLIOPSIDA
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Order:
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MAGNOLIALES
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Family:
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MAGNOLIACEAE
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Scientific Name:
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Magnolia zenii
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Species Authority:
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Cheng
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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CR 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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World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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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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Known only from the type locality on the north slopes of Baohua Mt.
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Countries:
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Native:
China (Jiangsu)
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Population
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Population:
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Apparently only a single population exists containing 18 individuals.
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Mixed forest at an altitude of 220 m.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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No natural regeneration has been observed.
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List of Threats:
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| 9.2 | Intrinsic factors - Poor recruitment/reproduction/regeneration (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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The area is a provincial reserve but no specific protection is given to these trees.
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Li-kuo, F. and Jian-ming, J. (eds) 1992. China Plant Red Data Book – Rare and Endangered Plants 1. Science Press, Beijing. National Environment Protection Bureau. 1987. The list of rare and endangered plants protected in China. Botanical Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academy Press, Beijing. Nooteboom, H.P. 1996. The Magnoliaceae of China (Draft).
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