Nectandra weddellii is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae.
| Nectandra weddellii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Nectandra |
| Species: | N. weddellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Nectandra weddellii Meissner
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Distribution
editThe plant is endemic to Rio de Janeiro state in Southeastern Brazil. It has been collected only from within a 250 kilometres (160 mi) radius of Rio de Janeiro city, in the Atlantic Forest ecoregion.
It is an IUCN Red List Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Nectandra weddellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35717A9952558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35717A9952558.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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