Beilschmiedia ambigua | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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
- 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.
- "Lauraceae taxonomy | Lauraceae". lauraceae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- "Occurrence Search Results". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "The World List of Threatened Trees". 1 January 1998. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Beilschmiedia ambigua |
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