Spachea correae Cuatrec. & Croat

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Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

A scarce rainforest species.

Systems

  • Terrestrial
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category

VU
Vulnerable

Red List Criteria

C1

Version

2.3

Year Assessed

1998
  • Needs updating

Assessor/s

Mitr, M.

Reviewer/s

Contributor/s

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Threats:

Major Threats

The species is in danger of being lost from the Coln localities because the forest has rapidly disappeared in recent years.
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Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions

There is thought to be an occurrence in La Amistad National Park between Panama and Costa Rica. Subpopulations appear to be larger in protected areas, most notably in Corcovado National Park.
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Spachea correae:

Spachea correae is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources[edit]

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Range Description:

In Panama is known from only a few localities on the Atlantic slopes in the provinces of Coln and Bocas del Toro. The species extends north on both Atlantic and Pacific sides up to the border with Nicaragua.

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Isotype for Spachea correae Cuatrec. & Croat
Catalog Number: US 3278301
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): M. D. Corrêa-A. & R. L. Dressler
Year Collected: 1968
Locality: Santa Rita Ridge lumber road., Colón, Panama, Central America

  • Isotype: Cuatrecasas, J. & Croat, T. B. 1981. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 67: 920.
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