''Magnolia yoroconte'' is a species of

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

in the family

Magnoliaceae The Magnoliaceae () are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two genera: ''Magnolia'' and '' Liriodendron'' (tulip trees). Unlike most angiosperms, whose flower parts are in whorls (rings), t ...

. It is found in

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by Hon ...

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wa ...

and

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

Description

''Magnolia yoroconte'' is a large tree, and can live up to 100 years.

Distribution and habitat

''Magnolia yoroconte'' is known from Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. It has an estimated

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(EOO) of over 68,000 km². Its range includes Columbia Forest Reserve in

Toledo District Toledo District is the southernmost district in Belize, and Punta Gorda is the District capital. It is the second most developed region in the country (according to the Human Development Index (HDI)). The district has a diverse topography whic ...

of southern Belize. There are 11 known subpopulations in Guatemala, each with few trees, and separated from one another by over 100 km. It inhabits

cloud forests A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level clo ...

and submontane forests, particularly along rivers, from 400 up to 2,120 meters elevation. Populations recorded in

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil and Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities ...

have now been assigned to new species, '' Magnolia faustinomirandae'' and '' Magnolia zamudioi''. It has also been reported in

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

, Mexico, but its presence there is unconfirmed and may be another species.

Conservation

The species is has a declining population, and is threatened by deforestation, habitat loss, and timber over-harvesting. Its area and habitat quality are estimated to have declined by 30% over the last three generations. The species is of conservation concern in Guatemala and Honduras. Its conservation status is assessed as vulnerable.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3927287 yoroconte Vulnerable plants Trees of Honduras Trees of Guatemala Trees of Belize Taxonomy articles created by Polbot