Oreopanax lempiranus

Oreopanax lempiranus is a species of plant in the family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the Parque Nacional Montaña de Celaque in the west of Honduras. The plant is known in Spanish as the "arbol del oro del cacique lempira" for the golden colored trichomes on the leaf and the significance of the native chief Lempira in the region.[2]

Oreopanax lempiranus

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Oreopanax
Species:
O. lempiranus
Binomial name
Oreopanax lempiranus
Hazlett

Habitat and distribution

The plant grows between 2,500 masl and 2,800 masl in the Celaque mountains. The estimated population is between 2,000 and 2,500 individuals in the nuclear zone of the park.[3]

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References

  1. Nelson, C. (1998). "Oreopanax lempiranus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T30691A9567665. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30691A9567665.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. MAPANCE. 2015. Readecuación del Plan de Manejo del Parque Nacional Montaña de Celaque
  3. Castellanos J. 2014. Estudio de las Poblaciones de Oreopanax Lempiranus en la Microcuenca Arcagual. Estudio de Tesis. ESNACIFORH


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