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Virola surinamensis

(Baboonwood)

Overview:

Endangered

Threat status

Conservation Status

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Population Analysis

  • For the 835,580 species in the Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons), we average 4.30 observations each in our database; for the Baboonwood, we have 172 observations. Compared to other species in this Class, this species is moderately common.
  • A two-sample t-test can be used to determine whether the trend in observations of the Baboonwood is the same as the trend in observations of Magnoliopsida. Is this species just as common, as a proportion of all observations, as it once was? The answer is no, changes in observation rate of this species significantly differ from changes in observation rate of its Class. (t=4.742, p<0.001)
  • How do observation rates of the Baboonwood differ from those of Magnoliopsida? To answer this, we examined the percentage of observerations for Magnoliopsida that were observations of the Baboonwood each year. We then correlated this percentage with observation year. If observations of the Baboonwood are becoming more common relative to other species of Magnoliopsida, the correlation should be positive, but if it is becoming less common, the correlation should be negative. In fact, the correlation is negative (r=-.43), with a negative slope (m = -.000), suggesting that the Baboonwood may be in decline relative to other species of Magnoliopsida. This correlation is statistically significant. (F = 39.3, p<.05)
  • The scatter chart to the right shows the percentage of all observations for Magnoliopsida each year that were observations of the Baboonwood.

IUCN Red List: EN Endangered

Threat status

History:

Threats:

  • 1.3.3.2 Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Selective logging (ongoing)

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Taxonomy

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Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 05-Apr-2001

Place of publication: Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 68:208. 1897

Name verified on 27-Feb-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 24-Oct-2005

Physical Description

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Distribution

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Range and Population

Native: .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Virola:

There are approximately 96 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: V. aequatorialis · V. albidiflora · V. araujovii · V. atopa · V. bicuhyba · V. boliviensis · V. brachycarpa · V. caducifolia · V. calophyla · V. calophylla (Virola) · V. calophylloidea (Virola) · V. carinata · V. carinata var. gracilis · V. carinita · V. carinita var. gracilis · V. coelhoi · V. crebrinervia · V. cuspidata · V. cuspidata var. membranacea · V. decorticans · V. divergens · V. dixonii · V. duckei · V. elliptica · V. elongata · V. elongata var. longicuspis · V. elongata var. punctata · V. elongata var. subcordata · V. flexuosa · V. gardneri · V. glaziovii · V. glaziovii var. latifolia · V. glycycarpa · V. guatemalensis · V. guggenheimii · V. incolor · V. koschnyi · V. kukachkana · V. kwatae · V. laevigata · V. lepidota · V. lieneana · V. lieniana · V. loretensis · V. macrocarpa · V. malmei · V. marlenei · V. megacarpa · V. melinonii · V. mellinonii · V. merendonis · V. michelii · V. michelli · V. minutiflora · V. mocoa · V. mollissima · V. multicostata · V. multiflora · V. multinervia · V. multinervis · V. mycetis · V. narcotica · V. nobilis · V. obovata · V. officinalis · V. oleifera · V. panamensis · V. papillosa · V. parvifolia · V. pavonis · V. peruviana · V. polyneura · V. reidii · V. rufula · V. rugulosa · V. schultesii · V. schwackei · V. sebifera (Virola) · V. sessilis · V. setifera · V. sp. · V. sp1 · V. steyermarkii · V. subcordata · V. subsessilis · V. surinamensis (Baboonwood) · V. tertiaria · V. theiodora (Virola) · V. urbaniana · V. venezuelensis · V. venosa · V. venosa var. martii · V. venosa var. pavonis · V. villosa · V. warburgii · V. weberbaueri

Bibliography

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Notes

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Contributors:

  • Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 05, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 15 providers.
  • USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 05, 2008)

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 05, 2007:

Identifiers:

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Last Revised: May 16, 2008