Fraxinus dimorpha

Botanical Description

Fraxinus dimorpha is a deciduous tree The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. Fraxinus dimorpha is endemic to North Africa, where it has a restricted distribution in Morocco and Algeria. It is very local, uncommon and fairly rare in most of its stations and the abundance of the species varies from rare to occasional and the populations are severely fragmented. The population trend of Fraxinus dimorpha is decreasing, the number of mature individuals and the population density are significantly reduced during the last decades and the species occurs often in small subpopulations. The population reduction is inferred to be very high at 70 % over the last three generation and is projected to continue declining by 50% in the future due to many threats, especially: ruthless collection for domestic uses and for trade, collection practices, overgrazing, deforestation, human activities, management activities and climate change.The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].