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Published In: Candollea 75(2): 161–162, fig. 1A–F. 2020. (29 Oct 2020) (Candollea) Name publication detail
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 10/6/2020)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 10/6/2020)
Distribution: Humid evergreen forest at 974-1180 m in east-central Madagascar.
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Full conservation status analysis:
Psychotria ambatovensis is known from five specimen collections representing five unique occurrences in humid evergreen forest. Two occurrences are within the mine footprint of the Ambatovy nickel-mining project, and have been removed from the dataset for the calculation of assessment parameters. The Extent of Occurrence (EOO) of the species is 18 km2, within the limits for “Critically Endangered” under IUCN Red List Criterion B1; and the Area of Occupancy (AOO) is 12 km2, within the limits for “Endangered” under Criterion B2 (IUCN, 2012). One occurrence is within the well-protected Mantadia Protected Area (PA), and the other four occurrences are in areas to the west of the Park: three in Analamay Forest (with one label indicating “conservation zone”), and one in a “degraded forest patch” at Ankoditrazo. Forested areas without formal protection in the vicinity of Mantadia PA are subject to degradation by small-scale slash and burn agriculture (Goodman et al., 2018). Two of the sites within Analamay Forest are within the mine footprint of the Ambatovy nickel-mining project, while the third is within the adjacent conservation zone. After removal of the two collection sites on the mine footprint, which have aleady been destroyed, three locations (sensu IUCN, 2012; see also IUCN, 2019) can be defined relative to the known threats: the degraded site at Ankoditrazo; the one protected site within the Ambatovy conservation zone; and the one protected site within Mantadia PA. With three locations, given general habitat degradation in unprotected sites with the westernmost location at Ankoditrazo, causing a decline in EOO, AOO, number of locations, and number of mature individuals, the Red List status of Psychotria ambatovensis is assessed as “Endangered” [EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)].


 
 


 

 
 
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