An endangered West African rattan palm: Eremospatha dransfieldii

Abstract:

Eremospatha dransfieldii is a robust rattan palm, climbing up to 40 m in length. It is only known to occur in the south-western region of Ghana, south-eastern part of Côte d'Ivoire and in Sierra Leone. The species' Area of Occupancy (AOO) is restricted to just 40 km2. This species is confined to moist-evergreen forests with high rainfall. It is known to be facing habitat loss and over-harvesting of its stems. We assess Eremospatha dransfieldii as Endangered based on criteron B2ab(iii), according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (ver 3.1).

Año de publicación:

2017

Keywords:

• endangered species
• Over-harvesting
• West Africa
• habitat loss
• Rattan palm
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Ghana
• Sierra Leone

Fuente:

scopus