Nectandra spicata

Nectandra spicata is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae.

Nectandra spicata

Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Nectandra
Species:
N. spicata
Binomial name
Nectandra spicata
Meissner

It is endemic to Rio de Janeiro city, in natural areas of the Atlantic Forest ecoregion, within Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil.

It is on the IUCN Red List, threatened by habitat loss in the city.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Nectandra spicata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.


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