Attilaea

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Attilaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Attilaea
E.Martínez & Ramos (2007)
Species:
A. abalak
Binomial name
Attilaea abalak
E.Martínez & Ramos (2007)

Attilaea abalak is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. It is a shrub or small tree native to Guatemala and southeastern Mexico. [2] It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Attilaea. [3]

Attilaea abalak is a shrub, liana, or small tree, growing up to 12 (–15) meters long with a trunk 4–5 (–10) cm in diameter. It is native to dry and moist lowland forest on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico (Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo) and northern Belize and Guatemala, from sea level to 200 meters elevation. It grows only on outcrops of gypsum and limestone. The species has a small range and population, and is threatened with habitat loss from quarrying of limestone and gypsum, and from increasingly frequent fires. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fuentes, A.C.D., Martínez Salas, E. & Samain, M.-S. 2020. Attilaea abalak . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T136749940A137376019. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T136749940A137376019.en. Accessed 2 January 2024.
  2. Attilaea abalak E.Martínez & Ramos. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. "Attilaea E.Martínez & Ramos | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 January 2024.