Dalea obovatifolia LC Taxonomic Authority: Ortega  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Dalea coronilla G.Don Dalea uncifera Schltdl. & Cham. Parosela caudata Rydb. Parosela uncifera (Schltdl. & Cham.) Rose

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

General Information Distribution Dalea obovatifolia is distributed in Central America from Mexico to Honduras.

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 2650  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 1050  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 data available relating to the population size of this taxon.

Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology This taxon is known from plains and open hillsides, secondary grassland, oak-pine forest, thorn scrub and abundant on roadsides.

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

Threats This taxon is not recorded as being threatened or in decline, however there are a number of threats to the habitat. These include logging, agriculture and other anthropogenic developments such as road building and settlement expansion. These threats are leading to habitat loss and degradation.

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

In Place Needed 3 Research actions  3.2 Population numbers and range  3.4 Habitat status  3.5 Threats  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 ExtinctPresence Native Introduced Re- Vagrant Origin Round Season breeding migrant extinct uncertain Introduced uncertain only season only Guatemala    Honduras    Honduras    Mexico    Guanajuato    Hidalgo    México Distrito Federal    México State    Michoacán    Oaxaca    Puebla    Tlaxcala    Veracruz   

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 1 Forest 1UnsetSuitable 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane1Unset Suitable 4 Grassland 9Possible Not applicable 4.6 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded9 Possible Not applicable

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 The geographical range of this taxon is greater than 20,000km2 and thus does not qualify for a threatened category under criterion B. The taxon is not known to be specifically threatened or in decline at present despite general threats to the habitat. This taxon 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: 17/09/2010 Name(s) of the Assessor(s): Groom, A. Evaluator(s): 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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