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Aporosa Octandra
''Aporosa octandra'' is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae found from Queensland and New Guinea to Indonesia, China, Zhōngguó/China and India. It is a highly variable plant with 4 named varieties. Its wood is used in construction and to make implements, its fruit is edible. The Karbi people of Assam use the plant for dyeing, textile colours have quite some significance in their culture. Taxonomy, infraspecifics and history ''A. octandra'' is in a clade with sisters ''Aporosa ficifolia'', ''Aporosa planchoniana, A. planchoniana'', ''Aporosa tetrapleura, A. tetrapleura'', and ''Aporosa villosa, A. villosa'', separated from other species within the Appendiculatae Section (botany), section of the Aporosa genus. Infraspecifics In the current major work on ''Aporosa'', Anne M. Schot states in her description of ''A. octandra'' and its varieties: An extremely variable species in leaf size and indumentum, especially in Thailand, where the different forms co-occur, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. It uses a set of precise criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. These criteria are relevant to all species and all regions of the world. With its strong scientific base, the IUCN Red List is recognized as the most authoritative guide to the status of biological diversity. A series of Regional Red Lists are produced by countries or organizations, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit. The aim of the IUCN Red List is to convey the urgency of conservation issues to the public and policy makers, as well as help the international community to reduce species extinction. According to IUCN the formally stated goals of the Red List are to provide sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
