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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Acacia pluricapitata occurs in Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; Indonesia (Bali, Jawa, Jawa, Sumatera, Sumatera); Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
Lower elevation limit (metres): 700
Upper elevation limit (metres): 50
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Population [top]
Population: The species appears to be widespread in its natural range.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: A. pluricapitata is a perennial creeping shrub which grows in dense, wet primary or secondary forests, at riverbanks, also in clearing and in open ground, peatswamp forests and on hill evergreen forest on lateritic soil.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: In Yemen this species is used a firewood, for animals (e.g. sheep, goats and camels), charcoal production, and as herbal medicine.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Forests in the ecoregions where the species occurs (Chao Ohraya lowland moist deciduous forests, Peninsular Malaysian rain forests, Western Java rain forests, Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests) have been degraded, and very little of the original forest cover remains; the major threat to the forest habitat is clearing for plantations and agriculture, especially of rubber, coconut, and oil palm for export.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no known conservation measures specifically for A. pluricapitata, but the species is currently known to occur in some protected areas. Samples of seed of A. pluricapitata should be collected and stored as an ex situ conservation measure.
Citation: Contu, S. 2012. Acacia pluricapitata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19892745A20000430. . Downloaded on 07 December 2015.
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