The conservation status of Pterocephalus wendelboi, an endemic species of Iran

Document Type : Rare and Endangered Plant Species of Iran

Authors

1 Assistant Prof., Hormozgan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Bandarabbas, Iran

2 Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Pterocephalus wendelboi is a bushy species, belonging to Dipsacaceae family. This species is endemic to Hormozgan province, south Iran, distributed in M. Geno (Bandar Abbas) and M. Anve Pardi (Bastak) at 1800-2300 meters a.s.l. Based on IUCN guidelines, three criteria were used to evaluate the status of this species including extent of occurrence (EOO), area of occupancy (AOO), and size of the population. According to field studies and establishing plots, Pterocephalus wendelboi occupies an area of 0.003 km2. According to an analysis by GeoCAT software, the extent of occurrence was 412.5 km2. Based on this research, Pterocephalus wendelboi is assigned as a critically endangered (CR) species. In order to conserve this species, collecting the seeds and keeping in natural resources gene bank and doing research on species regeneration methods are urgently needed.

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Iran Nature
Volume 5, Issue 2 - Serial Number 21
May and June 2020
Pages 115-121

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