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 amatenangensis
Lundell, Wrightia
3: 10 (1961b)
EOO:
11,095.596 km
².
AOO:
24 km
².
Evaluation of IUCN:
Near Threatened.
Eugenia amatenangensis
has a known distribution only in the state of
Chiapas
, exclusively on the tops of the hills, oscillating between 750 and
1,880 m
elev. The estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) falls within the thresholds of Vulnerable category whilst the estimated area of occupancy (AOO) falls within the thresholds of the Endangered category, under the criterion B. Six collection records were found in 6 different municipalities, from which is inferred 5 locations due to the proximity between two localities around Horizonte. The
type
of biome where it occurs is the Humid Montane Forest. The habitat of occurrence of the species is under low threat and is an area of high altitude and low agricultural interest (
CONABIO 2018
). Therefore,
Eugenia amatenangensis
is currently classified as Near Threatened (NT) due to restricted distribution and number of locations, meeting the criteria B1a+B2a and it is not under any kind of protected area or conservation measure, even though currently it is not possible to infer a decline of habitat. Thus, attention and further information on population, potential threats and habitat trend are needed to ensure that it would be not threatened in a very short time.
Specimen examined
:—
MEXICO
.
Chiapas
:
Matuda 5832
(
MEXU
!).