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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Recorded from southern Lao PDR (Attapeu province) and southern Viet Nam (Kon Tum province). There is an old record from Savannakhet province in Lao which cannot be located. The extent of occurrence is 314 km² and the species occurs at two locations.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Number of Locations: 2
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 350
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 480
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Population [top]
Population: Locally common in Lao PDR, the Vietnamese collection dates from 1941 and it has not been collected there again (the area where it was collected is not protected).
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Grows in lowland evergreen and deciduous forest.
Systems: Terrestrial
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Yes
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not known to be used or traded.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The Vietnamese locality has probably been lost to expanding agriculture. One of the Lao localities is right next to a road and is susceptible to road-side logging.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Both of the Lao localities are protected in the Dong Ampham National Protected Area.
Citation: Lamxay, V., Tran, H.D., Bouamanivong, S., Newman, M. & Leong-Skornickova, J. 2012. Amomum celsum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T202200A2737320. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T202200A2737320.en. Downloaded on 31 August 2017.
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