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Species of flowering plant

Beilschmiedia ambigua
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Beilschmiedia
Species: B. ambigua
Binomial name
Beilschmiedia ambigua
Robyns & R. Wilczek

Beilschmiedia ambigua is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Distribution

Beilschmiedia ambigua is found in the Marungu highlands, along the Pweto and Moba roads, and also along the western shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Threats

One concern for the Beilschmiedia ambigua species is that its native habitat has become degraded by logging, and the stream banks have become eroded by cattle.

References

  1. Fischer, E.; Simo-Droissart, M.; de Kok, R.; Tack, W. (2021). "Beilschmiedia ambigua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T32741A137581197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T32741A137581197.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Lauraceae taxonomy | Lauraceae". lauraceae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. "Occurrence Search Results". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "The World List of Threatened Trees". 1 January 1998. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Beilschmiedia ambigua


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