An endangered West African rattan palm: Eremospatha dransfieldii

By

Cosiaux, Ariane
Gardiner, Lauren
Ouattara, Doudjo
Stauffer, Fred
Sonké, Bonaventure
Couvreur, Thomas

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017-01-13

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

5

Pages

1--10

Subjects

Côte d'Ivoire , Endangered species , Ghana , habitat loss , over-harvesting , rattan palm , Sierra Leone , West Africa

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e11176
eLocator: e11176

 

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).