Monodora unwinii
– Vulnerable
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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ANNONACEAE
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Scientific Name:
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Monodora unwinii
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Species Authority:
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Hutch. & Dalz.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU A1c, B1+2c 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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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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A forest tree, endemic to western Nigeria.
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Countries:
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Native:
Nigeria
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Habitat and Ecology
Threats
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Threats:
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Only a small area of forest remains and the extent of it continues to decline because of logging pressures and the demand for land for commercial crops and subsistence farming.
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List of Threats:
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| 1.1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture (ongoing) |
| 1.3.3.3 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Clear-cutting (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. and Hepper, F.N. 1927. Flora of West Tropical Africa. Published by the English Ministry of State for the Colonies. Keay, R.W.J. 1989. The Trees of Nigeria. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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