Pyrus Voronovii - Version 2014.3. Nersesyan, A. In The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, pages 200409/0+.
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[Excerpt] This species is listed as Critically Endangered in view of its extent of occurrence (EOO) estimated to be c. 12 km2, its existence at a single location and an observed and projected continuing decline in AOO, EOO and the number of mature individuals caused by wood extraction for small timber. [::Common Name(s)] [::]English - Voronov's Pear [::Taxonomic Notes] Pyrus voronovii Rubtzov was described by Rubtsova in 1941 from surroundings of the village Tashtun (Megri, Armenia). Leaves are rhombic, equally narrowed towards tip and base, coriaceous, glabrous, with veins prominent on upper side, branched at sharp angles. [::Range Description] This species is endemic to the~Megri floristic region in~Armenia, where it is found in the villages of Tashtun, Alevrik and Lichk in the Megri district. [::Countries] Native:Armenia (Armenia) [::Population] This species is very rare and occurs at a single location. [::Habitat and Ecology] It grows at edges of broad-leaved forests at 1,400-2,000 m asl. [::Major Threat(s)] The major threat is harvesting and in particular wood extraction for small timber. Intrinsically, this species has limited dispersal and restricted range.
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  title = {Pyrus Voronovii - {{Version}} 2014.3},
  booktitle = {The {{IUCN Red List}} of {{Threatened Species}}},
  author = {Nersesyan, A.},
  date = {2014},
  pages = {200409/0+},
  url = {http://mfkp.org/INRMM/article/13621381},
  abstract = {[Excerpt] This species is listed as Critically Endangered in view of its extent of occurrence (EOO) estimated to be c. 12 km2, its existence at a single location and an observed and projected continuing decline in AOO, EOO and the number of mature individuals caused by wood extraction for small timber. [::Common Name(s)] [::]English - Voronov's Pear [::Taxonomic Notes] Pyrus voronovii Rubtzov was described by Rubtsova in 1941 from surroundings of the village Tashtun (Megri, Armenia). Leaves are rhombic, equally narrowed towards tip and base, coriaceous, glabrous, with veins prominent on upper side, branched at sharp angles. [::Range Description] This species is endemic to the~Megri floristic region in~Armenia, where it is found in the villages of Tashtun, Alevrik and Lichk in the Megri district. [::Countries] Native:Armenia (Armenia) [::Population] This species is very rare and occurs at a single location. [::Habitat and Ecology] It grows at edges of broad-leaved forests at 1,400-2,000 m asl. [::Major Threat(s)] The major threat is harvesting and in particular wood extraction for small timber. Intrinsically, this species has limited dispersal and restricted range.},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13621381,conservation,forest-resources,iucn,iucn-critically-endangered-cr,pyrus-voronovii}
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