Chaetocalyx scandens LC Taxonomic Authority: (L.) Urb.  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Chaetocalyx fissa Pittier Chaetocalyx nigresce Pittier Chaetocalyx parviflor Benth. Chaetocalyx paucifoli Pittier Chaetocalyx pergland Pittier Chaetocalyx pubesce DC. Chaetocalyx vestita Standl. Glycine pubescens DC. Rhadinocarpus multifl Vogel

Upper Level Kingdom: PLANTAE Phylum: TRACHEOPHYTA Class: MAGNOLIOPSIDA Order: Family: LEGUMINOSAE Lower Level Taxonomy Rank: Infra- rank name:  Hybrid Subpopulation: Authority:

General Information Distribution Chaetocalyx scanden is has a large geographical distribution. According to Rudd (1958) the native range of this taxon includes northern Colombia and Venezuela, eastern Brazil, the Lesser Antilles (Caribbean) and Southern Mexico. This taxon since been collected from Nicaragua and Costa Rica and may possibly be found in Honduras and Guatemala.

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 1000  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 1  Antarctic Map Status: Depth  Australasian Upper limit:  Neotropical Lower limit:  Oceanian Depth Zones  Palearctic  Shallow photic  Bathyl  Hadal  Indomalayan  Photic  Abyssal  Nearctic Population There is currently no information available relating to the population size of this taxon.

Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology C. scandens is found in both dry and moist forests.

System Movement pattern Crop Wild Relative  Terrestrial  Freshwater  Nomadic  Congregatory/Dispersive  Is the species a wild relative of a crop?  Marine  Migratory  Altitudinally migrant

Growth From Definition Forb or Herb Biennial or perennial herbacaeous plant, also termed a Hemicryptophyte Vines Vines, lianas and creepers

Threats C. scandens is not known to be specifically threatened or in decline, there are however a number of threats to the habitats in which the taxon is found. Extensive clearence for cattle ranching and shifting cultivation, wildfires, timber extraction and tourism are just some of the threats leading to habitat loss and fragmentation within the species range.

Past Present Future 13 None    Conservation Measures This taxon is known to occur within the protected areas network but seeds have yet to be collected and stored as a method of ex-situ conservation in a seed bank.

In Place Needed 3 Research actions   3.2 Population numbers and range   3.3 Biology and Ecology   3.4 Habitat status   3.5 Threats   3.6 Uses and harvest levels   3.7 Cultural relevance   3.8 Conservation measures   3.9 Trends/Monitoring   4 Habitat and site-based actions   4.4 Protected areas   5 Species-based actions   5.7 Ex situ conservation actions   5.7.2 Genome resource bank  

Countries of Occurrence

PRESENCE ORIGIN Year Breeding Non- Passage Possibly Extinct Presence Native Introduced Re- Vagrant Origin Round Season breeding migrant extinct uncertain Introduced uncertain only season only Brazil             Colombia             Costa Rica             Dominica             Grenada             Guadeloupe             Guatemala             Honduras             Martinique             Mexico             Nicaragua             Saint Lucia             Saint Vincent and the             Grenadines Venezuela             Venezuela             Venezuelan Antilles            

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 1 Forest 1 Suitable Unset 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1 Suitable Unset 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1 Suitable Unset

Species Utilisation  Species is not utilised at all

Trend in the level of wild offtake/harvest in relation to total wild population numbers over the last five years: Trend in the amount of offtake/harvest produced through domestication/cultivation over the last five years: CITES status: Not listed

IUCN Red Listing Red List Assessment: (using 2001 IUCN system) Least Concern (LC)

Red List Criteria: Date Last Seen (only for EX, EW or Possibly EX species): Is the species Possibly Extinct?  Possibly Extinct Candidate?  Rationale for the Red List Assessment C. scandens has a large distribution in Central and South tropical America and is found within a number of protected areas. The taxon is not considered to be specifically threatened or in decline. C. scandens does not meet the threshold for a threatened category and is thus rated as Least Concern. Reason(s) for Change in Red List Category from the Previous Assessment:  Genuine Change  Nongenuine Change  No Change  Genuine (recent)  New information  Taxonomy  Same category  Genuine (since first assessment)  Knowledge of Criteria  Criteria Revisio and criteria  Incorrect data used  Other  Same category but previously change in criteria Current Population Trend: Stable Date of Assessment: 10/08/2010 Name(s) of the Assessor(s): Groom, A. Evaluator(s): Notes: Notes:

% population decline in the past: Time period over which the past decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): % population decline in the future: Time period over which the future decline has been measured for applying Criterion A or C1 (in years or generations): Number of Locations: Severely Fragmented: Number of Mature Individuals:

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