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12-22-2016

Catesbaea melanocarpa

Catesbaea melanocarpa NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Catesbaea melanocarpa ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.This plant was first discovered on Antigua. The original specimens were kept in an herbarium in Berlin until they were destroyed in a bombing during World War II. Today the plant is reportedly rare in Antigua and its abundance and distribution in Barbuda and Guadeloupe is not well known. There is a single remaining wild specimen in highly disturbed, privately owned land in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico; approximately 100 plants remain on St. Croix. Its rarity in these insular areas of the United States prompted its listing as an endangered species of that country in 1999. It has a high risk of extinction because of its low numbers and the threats that still remain. The main threats are habitat destruction during development of residential areas and tourist destinations, fires, and any single severe event that could destroy large sections of the remaining populations, such as a hurricane. For example, the plant was difficult to locate after Hurricane Hugo in

Detailed information
Full Name: Catesbaea melanocarpa
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/17/1999 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Catesbaea melanocarpa, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Puerto Rico , Virgin Islands
  • US Counties in which the Catesbaea melanocarpa, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • Countries in which the the Catesbaea melanocarpa, Wherever found is known to occur: Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/18/2005 Recovery Plan for Catesbaea melanocarpa View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/18/2005 Recovery Plan for Catesbaea melanocarpa View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
08/22/2016 81 FR 56692 56693 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Caribbean Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/27/2006 71 FR 56545 56547 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 37 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
08/18/2005 70 FR 48579 48580 Notice of Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Endangered Catesbaea melanocarpa: Notice of document availability.
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
09/27/2004 69 FR 57712 57713 Notice of Availability of a Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan for the Endangered Catesbaea melanocarpa for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
04/26/2011 5-Year Review of Catesbaea melanocarpa
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