Tropicos | Name - Hyperacanthus madagascariensis (Lam.) Rakotonas. & A.P. Davis

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Hyperacanthus madagascariensis (Lam.) Rakotonas. & A.P. Davis

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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/10/2009)

Acceptance : Accepted

Taxon Profile (Last Modified On 10/3/2018)

Distribution: Endemic to Madagascar

Lifeform/Habit: Shrub, Tree

Vegetation Formation: Forest

Elevation: 0-499 m

Bioclimate: Humid

Regions (Prov. Toliara): Anosy

Rarity: Known only from single locality.

Type(s) of accepted name: P. Commerson - s.n. - P - (BC:P00540616)

Red List Assessment (Last Modified On 10/3/2018)

Red List threat category: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Conservation Criteria: CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)

IUCN version: 3.1

Year published on IUCN Red List: 2018

View on Redlist.org: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/68501538/0

Assessor(s): Rakotonasolo, Franck

Rationale: Hyperacanthus madagascariensis has an AOO of 9 Km² and appears in 1 location. This species does not occur within protected areas and experiences continuing decline due to deforestation caused by mining and forest exploitation. It is therefore assessed as Critically Endangered.