Red list of endemic trees and shrubs of Ethiopia and Eritrea
The Red List of Endemic Trees and Shrubs of Ethiopia and Eritrea The taxa listed below are confined to Ethiopia unless Eritrea is also specified. The Ethiopian provinces in which the taxa occur are given in abbreviated form (see p.10).
THREATENED AND NEAR THREATENED
Acalypha marissima M. Gilbert Euphorbiaceae CR B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) WG A shrub that grows on open or forested slopes at altitudes of 19002050 m.
ENDEMIC SPECIES
Acacia bavazzanoi Pic.-Serm. Leguminosae EN A2cd+B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) Ethiopia and Eritrea TU, GD, GJ, SU This woodland tree species grows at altitudes of 1350-2400 m. Acacia bricchettiana Chiov. Leguminosae CR A2cd+B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) HA A shrub of dry scrub vegetation at low altitude, this species is only known from two type collections. Acacia negrii Pic.-Serm. Leguminosae VU A2cd+B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) GD, WU, GJ, SU, HA, SD A tree of upland wooded grassland, where it grows at altitudes of 1800-3100 m. Acacia prasinata A. Hunde Leguminosae CR A2cd+B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) AF, SU A tree species known only from areas of dry woodland or semidesert bushland in Afar and Shewa, growing at altitudes of 9001300 m. Its habitat is vulnerable to overgrazing and cutting for fuelwood. It occurs in Awash National Park. Acacia pseudonigrescens Brenan & Ross Leguminosae CR A2cd+B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) BA A tree species with a very restricted range known only from a limestone area of succulent shrubland at 300- 400 m on the track to Kelafo in the Ogaden. The area, although susceptible to degradation, is relatively unthreatened. Acacia venosa Hochst. ex Benth. Leguminosae CR A2cd+B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) Ethiopia and Eritrea (?) TU, GD A woodland tree species confined to parts of west Eritrea, Tigray and Gondar on the high plateau where the majority of the Ethiopian population lives. It grows at altitudes of 1900-2400 m. The northern forests have diminished most noticeably because of the expansion of farmed land, increased human habitation and overcutting for fuelwood.
Acanthus sennii Chiov. Acanthaceae NT GD, GJ, WG, SU, HA, AR, BA, KF, GG, SD This shrub is found in areas of Juniperus-Podocarpus forest, along roadsides and in grassland, usually in rocky places. It occurs at altitudes of 1700-3200 m. Argyrolobium schimperianum A. Rich Leguminosae EN B1ab(i,iii) TU, GD, GJ, SU A shrub of upland bushland and grassland, growing at 21003500 m. Barleria grandis Hochst. ex Nees Acanthaceae VU A2c+B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv) Ethiopia and Eritrea TU, GD, SU, WG, KF A shrub species that occurs in woodland habitats along river valleys at altitudes of 1600-1800 m. Barleria longissima Lindau Acanthaceae CR B1ab(i,iii,iv)+B2ab(i,iii,iv) SD A shrub species known only from the type specimen collected in 1893. Becium formosum (Gurke) Chiov. ex Lanza Lamiaceae VU B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv) BA A shrub of Acacia-Commiphora woodland, found on rocky slopes on limestone at 1700-1800 m. Becium grandiflorum (Lam.) Pic. Serm. Lamiaceae NT Ethiopia and Eritrea TU, GD, WU, SU, WG, SD This shrub grows in mountain bushland, pastures and rocky slopes at 1600-3100 m. Blepharis cuspidata Lindau Acanthaceae CR B1ab(i,iii,iv)+B2ab(i,iii,iv) SD A shrub species known only from the type collected in AcaciaCommiphora bushland on rocky slopes at 700-800 m.
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