Achatocarpaceae FAMILY Endangered

Achatocarpus oaxacanus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Achatocarpus oaxacanus is a shrub or a small tree growing from 2 - 8 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in making food. Despite having a wide range, Achatocarpus oaxacanus is not abundant and is facing many threats - specifically due to a huge anthropogenic pressure on the subtropical/tropical dry shrubland and forest that is occurring across its range due to tourism development, urban expansion, and expansion of the agriculture-livestock farms. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern N. America - southern Mexico

HabitatSubtropical to tropical dry shrubland and dry forest, at elevations up to 400 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].