Galactia glaucescens LC Taxonomic Authority: Kunth  Global Assessment  Regional Assessment Region: Global  Endemic to region Synonyms Common Names Collaea glaucescens (Kunth) Benth. Galactia glaucescens (Benth.) Burkart

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 Galactia glaucescens is native to central America from Nicaragua to Panama, and widespread in northern South America from Colombia south to Paraguay.

Range Size Elevation Biogeographic Realm Area of Occupancy: Upper limit: 1350  Afrotropical Extent of Occurrence: Lower limit: 100  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 G. glaucescens inhabits grassy savannahs and tropical 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 Shrub - size unkno Perennial shrub (any size), also termed a Phanerophyte if >1m or a Chamaephyte if <1m

Threats G. glaucescens is not considered to be threatened or in decline at present.

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 by a seed bank as a method of ex-situ conservation.

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  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 Bolivia    Brazil    Colombia    Costa Rica    Nicaragua    Panama    Paraguay    Venezuela   

General Habitats Score Description Major Importance 1 Forest 9Possible Not applicable 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry9 Possible Not applicable 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland9 Possible Not applicable 2 Savanna 1UnsetSuitable 2.2 Savanna - Moist1Unset Suitable

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 G. glaucescens has a large geographical distribution and is known to occur within a number of protected areas. This taxon is not considered to be threatened and does not meet any of the criteria for a threatened category. G. glaucescens is therefore 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: 13/08/2010 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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