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Cecropia sciadophylla
Assessment by: IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens
Conservation International (BGCI)

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(BGCI). 2020. Cecropia sciadophylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020:
e.T61967809A179295976. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-
3.RLTS.T61967809A179295976.en

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Taxonomy
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Urticaceae

Scientific Name:  Cecropia sciadophylla Mart.

Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published: 2020

Date Assessed: June 12, 2018

Justification:
This tree species has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major
threats and no significant future threats have been identified. This species is therefore assessed as Least
Concern.

Geographic Range
Country Occurrence:
Native, Extant (resident): Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana;
Guyana; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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Distribution Map

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Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)
This is a tree to 30 m tall in primary and secondary forests, along watercourses (Fern 2020). It is a
pioneer species.

Systems:  Terrestrial

Use and Trade

The species is suspected to produce edible fruit like others in it's genus. Also different parts of the plants
confer different medicinal properties (De Filipps et al. 2004). The species produces a light wood which is
used for low value items such as matches and boxes and historically rafts. It is also considered a good
source of pulp for cellulose (Lorenzi 2002). The species is also planted for woodland development and
canopy cover (Huxley 1992).

Threats
There are no major threats to the species.

Credits
Assessor(s): IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation
International (BGCI)

Reviewer(s): Hoffman, B.

Partner(s) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International

Institution(s):

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Bibliography
BGCI. 2019. GlobalTreeSearch online database. Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Richmond,
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http://www.bgci.org/threat_search.php. (Accessed: 2019).

BGCI (Botanic Gardens Conservation International). 2018. PlantSearch online database. Richmond, UK
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DeFilipps, R.A., Maina, S.L. and Crepin, J. 2004. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam,
French Guiana). Dept. of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C.

Fern, K. 2020. Tropical Plants Database. Available at:

http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Areca+whitfordii.

GBIF. 2018. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Occurrence data for Porpolomopsis
calyptriformis. Available at: https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5955209.

Huxley A. 1992. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press.

IUCN. 2020. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-3. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org.
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Citation
IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). 2020.
Cecropia sciadophylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T61967809A179295976.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61967809A179295976.en

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 Appendix

Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Major
Habitat Season Suitability
Importance?

1. Forest -> 1.6. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland - Suitable -

Plant Growth Forms

(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Plant Growth Form

TL. Tree - large

Use and Trade

(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

End Use Local National International

Fibre No No No

Medicine - human & veterinary No No No

Handicrafts, jewellery, etc. No No No

Other household goods No No No

Conservation Actions in Place

(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)

Conservation Action in Place

In-place species management

Subject to ex-situ conservation: Yes

Additional Data Fields

Distribution
Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) (km²): 828.00

Estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) (km²): 6867462.16

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