Actinodaphne lawsonii

Actinodaphne lawsonii
Conservation status
File:Status iucn3.1 VU.svg Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Actinodaphne
Species:	A. lawsonii
Binomial name
Actinodaphne lawsonii Gamble

Actinodaphne lawsonii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

Actinodaphne lawsonii is small tree, growing up to 10 m tall.

Range and habitat

Actinodaphne lawsonii is known from about six scattered locations in the Western Ghats, within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu states. It has an estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) of 8,173 km² and an estimated area of occupancy (AOO) of 28 km². The area of occupancy is estimated from collections only, and may be an under-estimate. It grows in montane evergreen rain forest between 1,500 and 2,100 metres elevation.

Conservation

Much of the species' range is within protected areas. It is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation from forest clearance for agriculture.

See also

• Rare, endangered and threatened plants of Kerala