Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Mexico: checklist, distribution, and conservation assessments
Author
Uc Gala, Victor C.
0000-0002-4627-0642
Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento e Uso de Recursos Renováveis, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - campus Sorocaba, Rod. João Leme dos Santos, km 110, 18052 - 780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil & forestal @ hotmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4627 - 0642
forestal@hotmail.com
Author
Valdemarin, Karinne Sampaio
0000-0002-9564-1163
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255, 13083 - 862, Campinas, SP, Brazil & kvaldemarin @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9564 - 1163
kvaldemarin@gmail.com
Author
Lucas, Eve
0000-0002-7603-435X
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW 9 3 AE, UK & e. lucas @ kew. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7603 - 435 X
e.lucas@kew.org
Author
Negrão, Raquel
0000-0002-4758-8038
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW 9 3 AE, UK & r. negrao @ kew. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4758 - 8038
r.negrao@kew.org
Author
Mazine, Fiorella F.
0000-0002-2604-6088
Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento e Uso de Recursos Renováveis, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - campus Sorocaba, Rod. João Leme dos Santos, km 110, 18052 - 780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil & fiorella @ ufscar. br; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2604 - 6088
fiorella@ufscar.br
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Phytotaxa
2023
2023-02-02
583
2
99
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.583.2.1
journal article
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10.11646/phytotaxa.583.2.1
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Eugenia uliginosa
Lundell, Wrightia
3: 20 (1961b)
EOO:
114,240.681 km
².
AOO:
32 km
².
Evaluation of IUCN:
Near Threatened.
Eugenia uliginosa
is distributed in the states of
Veracruz
,
Chiapas
, and
Oaxaca
from
270 to 950 m
elev. The estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) exceeds the thresholds for a threatened category under the criterion B, as well as the area of occupancy (AOO) would likely exceed the thresholds of Endangered category if the remaining habitat available is taken in account. There are eight known locations based on 10collections recorded. The occurrence biome is the Humid Tropical Forest. The habitat is mostly conserved and with little alteration. Some localities in
Chiapas
that are within the region known as “Selva Lacandona”, are in excellent condition, as well as the “Reserva de la Biosfera Los Tuxtlas”, in
Veracruz
, which has conserved forests. However, the situation in
Oaxaca
is different, and the species is found in remnants of impacted forests and under a lot of pressure from the urban area expansion (
CONABIO 2018
, CONANP 2006a), from where a continuing decline of habitat quality is inferred.
Eugenia uliginosa
is classified as Near Threatened (NT) due to the restricted number of locations related to an inferred decline of habitat quality, especially in
Oaxaca
and uncertainties on its area of occupancy (AOO). Its assessment as a threatened species based on AOO will be pending of further field surveys to confirm its current distribution, population size, local threats, and habitat trend.
Specimens examined
:—
MEXICO
.
Chiapas
:
Breedlove & Thorne 30761
(
MEXU
!);
Oaxaca
:
Pascual 421
(
MEXU
!);
Veracruz
:
Campos & López 5825
(
MEXU
!).