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(Last Modified On 6/10/2022)
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Acceptance
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Accepted
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(Last Modified On 6/10/2022)
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Description:
Epiphytic herb; stem erect, 4-8 cm long; leaves in 2 rows, curved, elliptic-oblong, 4-10x1-2,5 cm, apex unequally lobed; inflorescences below leaves, 4-18 cm long, with 10-20 flowers near apex; flowers pale green; tepals oblong-ovate, 2-4,7x1,5-2 mm; lip green, sometimes with orange tinge, 4 mm long, side lobes distinctly shorter than mid-lobe; spur 2,7-5,2 mm long.
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Habitat:
Forest, usually in deep shade; between 500 and 1500 m in elevation.
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Distribution:
Guinée, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroun
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Zones Clés de Biodiversité:
Monts Nimba (GIN9)
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(Last Modified On 6/10/2022)
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Red List Category:
Vulnerable
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Status of Conservation Assessment:
Preliminary
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Date of assessment:
1 August 2018
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Assessment rationale:
IUCN Red List category: Vulnerable [VU]. The extent of occurrence (EOO) of Angraecopsis elliptica was calculated as 532,826 km2 (exceeding the 20,000 km2 upper limit for Vulnerable status under the Criterion B1) whereas its minimal area of occupancy (AOO) is estimated to be 36 km2 which falls within the limits for Endangered status under the Criterion B2. Angraecopsis elliptica is widely distributed within West and Central Africa. This species has been collected on the border of a mining project in Guinea. It is mostly threatened in Central Africa by agriculture and logging activities. This species is thus known from 12 occurrences representing 7 subpopulations. These 7 subpopulations and the one of the mining site represent a total of 9 “locations” (sensu IUCN 2012), exceeding the upper limit for Endangered status, but falling within the limit for Vulnerable status. We project that the ongoing loss of its habitat will induce a continuous decline in the number of mature individuals in the next ten years. Angraecopsis elliptica is therefore assigned a preliminary status of VU B2ab(iii,v).
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Disclaimer:
This preliminary assessment was prepared on 1 August 2018. The map proposed below is only based on the specimens available on Tropicos, therefore, may not correspond to the information provided in the assessment rationale.
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Specimens whose coordinates are enclosed in square brackets [ ] have been mapped to a standard reference mark based on political
units.
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Africa & Madagascar
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Cameroon
West:
1505 m,
05°07'04"N 010°15'58"E,
16 septembre 2022,
Vincent Droissart, Fabrice Nzoyeuem Djonko & Eden Ruth Ngounoue Tiatsop 2635
(YA)
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Cameroon
West:
1505 m,
05°07'04"N 010°15'58"E,
16 septembre 2022,
Vincent Droissart, Fabrice Nzoyeuem Djonko & Eden Ruth Ngounoue Tiatsop 2635
(BRLU)
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Cameroon
West:
1505 m,
05°07'04"N 010°15'58"E,
16 septembre 2022,
Vincent Droissart, Fabrice Nzoyeuem Djonko & Eden Ruth Ngounoue Tiatsop 2635
(MO)
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Cameroon
West:
1505 m,
05°07'04"N 010°15'58"E,
16 septembre 2022,
Vincent Droissart, Fabrice Nzoyeuem Djonko & Eden Ruth Ngounoue Tiatsop 2635
(K)
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Guinea
Conakry:
Nimba,
843 m,
07°39'13"N 008°20'46"W,
22 September 2017,
Tariq Stévart, Ehoarn Bidault, Thomas Williams, Lamah Kokoly & David Bilivogui 5075
(P)
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Guinea
Conakry:
Nimba,
843 m,
07°39'13"N 008°20'46"W,
22 September 2017,
Tariq Stévart, Ehoarn Bidault, Thomas Williams, Lamah Kokoly & David Bilivogui 5075
(SERG)
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Guinea
Conakry:
Nimba,
843 m,
07°39'13"N 008°20'46"W,
22 September 2017,
Tariq Stévart, Ehoarn Bidault, Thomas Williams, Lamah Kokoly & David Bilivogui 5075
(BRLU)
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Guinea
Conakry:
Nimba,
843 m,
07°39'13"N 008°20'46"W,
22 September 2017,
Tariq Stévart, Ehoarn Bidault, Thomas Williams, Lamah Kokoly & David Bilivogui 5075
(MO)
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