Terminalia acuminata
Terminalia acuminata is a tree species in the Combretaceae family. It was endemic to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The species was believed to be extinct in the wild from habitat loss, entering the IUCN Red List in 1998, with two individuals remaining in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Terminalia |
| Species: | T. acuminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Terminalia acuminata (Fr. Allem.) Eichl. | |
In May 2016, it was reported that T. acuminata specimens have been discovered in the Serra da Tiririca State Park in Itacoatiara, Niterói; in the Mendanha State Park, in Nova Iguaçu; in the Tijuca National Park, and in the Municipal Natural Park of the City, in Gávea, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.[3]
References
- Silva, N.M.F. 1998. Terminalia acuminata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- "piauí_123 [chegada] A volta das que não foram". revista piauí (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- "Considerada extinta há 18 anos, árvore guarajuba é encontrada em Niterói". Extra Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
External links
- http://globaltrees.org/threatened-trees/trees/terminalia-acuminata/ Terminalia acuminata on Global Trees
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