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Amesiodendron chinense
Assessment by: World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Citation: World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Amesiodendron chinense. The IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species 1998: e.T35893A9960183.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35893A9960183.en
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Sapindaceae
Taxon Name: Amesiodendron chinense (Merr.) Hu
Taxonomic Notes:
In China the species is recognised under the synonym A. tienlinensis.
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:
Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published:
1998
Date Assessed:
January 1, 1998
Annotations:
Needs Updating
Geographic Range
Range Description:
In Viet Nam, it is a dominant component of some forest localities and has been observed to regenerate
well, although population reductions have occurred. In China the species, recognised under the
synonym A. tienlinensis, is restricted to limestone areas in the Dayao Mountains., Tianlin and Leye
counties in Guangxi and Luodian, Wangmo and Zhenfeng counties in Guizhou.
Country Occurrence:
Native: China; Indonesia (Sumatera); Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia);
Viet Nam
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Habitat and Ecology
Widely occurring in primary rainforest. In China the species is restricted to limestone areas.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats
A valuable timber is harvested from the tree and in some places is overexploited.
Credits
Assessor(s):
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
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Citation
World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Amesiodendron chinense. The IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species 1998: e.T35893A9960183.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35893A9960183.en
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