Phoenix theophrasti
– Lower Risk Near Threatened
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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LILIOPSIDA
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Order:
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ARECALES
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Family:
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PALMAE
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Scientific Name:
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Phoenix theophrasti
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Species Authority:
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Greuter
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | THEOPHRASTUS'S DATE PALM |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/nt 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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Johnson, D.
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History:
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| 1978 | - | Vulnerable (Lucas and Synge 1978) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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On Crete, there are eight subpopulations; the largest contains a few thousand individuals. Four subpopulations are known in Turkey.
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Countries:
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Native:
Greece (Kriti); Turkey (Turkey-in-Europe)
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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A palm tree found in the sandy beds of temporary streams up to 250 m.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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List of Threats:
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| 1.4.2 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Human settlement (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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The largest subpopulation is protected under Greek law.
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Johnson, D. et al. 1997. Completed data collection forms for palms. Lucas, G.L.l. and Synge, H. (compilers) 1978. The IUCN Plant Red Data Book. IUCN, Morges, Switzerland.
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