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Nectandra weddellii

Nectandra weddellii

Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Nectandra
Species:
N. weddellii
Binomial name
Nectandra weddellii
Meissner

Nectandra weddellii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae.

Distribution

The plant is endemic to Rio de Janeiro state in Southeastern Brazil. It has been collected only from within a 250 kilometres (160 mi) radius of Rio de Janeiro city, in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion.

It is an IUCN Red List Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Nectandra weddellii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.


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