Bauhinia acuminata LC Taxonomic Authority: L.  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Alvesia bauhinioides Welw. Alvesia tomentosa (L.) Britton & Rose candida sensu auct. Bauhinia grandiflora sensu auct. Bauhinia linnaei Ali Bauhinia pubescens DC. Bauhinia tomentosa sensu auct. Bauhinia volkensii Taub. Bauhinia wituensis Harms Pauletia tomentosa (L.) A.Schmitz

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

General Information Distribution This an extremely widespread through most of South-East . It is thought to be native to Brunei, Java and Kalimantan but has been introduced elsewhere including parts of Africa, South America and Hawaii. It is also thought to be native to the by some authors (Lock and Ford (2004) Hou et al. (1996),) although Merrill (1923) thought it may have been introduced. It is treated as native to this area in this assessment. Hou et al. (1996) also consider it to be native to '' and specimens from here have also been included. However, the exact native range is obscure due to extensive cultivation.

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 300  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 0  Antarctic Map Status: Depth  Australasian Upper limit:  Neotropical Lower limit:  Oceanian Depth Zones  Palearctic  Shallow photic  Bathyl  Hadal  Indomalayan  Photic  Abyssal  Nearctic Population No population data is available for this species. It is, however, inferred to exceed critical thresholds, as it has a wide geographic range and occurs in a variety of habitats, including secondary forest.

Total Population Size Minimum Population Size: Maximum Population Size: Habitat and Ecology Habitat and Ecology This is found in well-drained and sunny places on hillsides and plains and in dry dipterocarp forests. It grows on a variety of soils and is a species of secondary forest (UNEP 2008).

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 Shrub - size unkno Perennial shrub (any size), also termed a Phanerophyte if >1m or a Chamaephyte if <1m

Threats This species has only the general threats associated habitat loss and degradation as a result of expanding human populations.

Past Present Future 1 Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced)    13 None    Conservation Measures No specific conservation measures are in place for this species. It was not found in available lists for seed bank collections but it is listed as present in the Hong Kong botanic gardens and it is widely cultivated. It is also listed as a species of Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand (UNEP 2008) although this is not part of its native range.

In Place Needed 5 Species-based actions   5.7 Ex situ conservation actions  

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 Bangladesh             Brunei Darussalam             Cambodia             China                                     Java             Kalimantan             Mauritius                         Pakistan             Philippines             Sierra Leone                         Thailand            

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 1 Forest 1 Suitable Unset 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1 Suitable Unset 3 Shrubland 1 Suitable Unset 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1 Suitable Unset 14 Artificial/Terrestrial 1 Suitable Unset 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 1 Suitable Unset

Ecosystem Services  Insufficient Information available  Species provides no ecosystem services

Species Utilisation  Species is not utilised at all

Purpose / Type of Use Subsistence National International 1. Food - human    10. Wearing apparel, accessories    13. Pets/display animals, horticulture    3. Medicine - human and veterinary    4. Poisons    5. Manufacturing chemicals    6. Other chemicals    This shrub is often grown as an ornamental. Its roots and are used medicinally and the as a hair ormanentaion in Kalimantan.

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 extent of occurrence (EOO) for this species exceeds the threshold for a threatened category. It is difficult to estimate the area of occupancy (AOO) and population as the exact native range is obscure due to extensive cultivation. It is inferred to exceed the critical thresholds. It is assessed as Least Concern (LC). 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: 16/09/2010 Name(s) of the Assessor(s): H.Chadburn 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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