List of endangered flora of Brazil
# List of endangered flora of Brazil

This is a partial list of the endangered flora of Brazil as listed under an act published in Portaria 37-N de 3 de abril de 1992 (Act No 37-N on April 3, 1992) by IBAMA.

## Categories

Species are classified in four groups, set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmentation.

* Critically Endangered (CR) - Portuguese: Rara (R)
* Endangered (EN) - Portuguese: Em perigo (E)
* Vulnerable (VU) - Portuguese: Vulnerável (V)
* Data Deficient (DD) - Portuguese: Indeterminada (I)

## Official state lists of endangered flora

* Official list of endangered flora of Bahia Official endangered flora of Bahia map
* Official list of endangered flora of Espírito Santo
* Official list of endangered flora of Minas Gerais
* Official list of endangered flora of Rio Grande do Sul

## Anacardiaceae

* Astronium fraxinifolium Schott - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.
* Astronium urundeuva Engl. - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Piauí, and Rio Grande do Norte.

## Araucariaceae

* Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo

## Arecaceae

* Acanthococos emensis Toledo - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Minas Gerais and São Paulo

## Asclepiadaceae

* Ditassa arianeae Fontella & E.A.Schwarz

    Area of geographic distribution:
* Ditassa maricaensis Fontella & E.A.Schwarz

    Area of geographic distribution:

## Asteraceae

* Aspilia grazielae J.U.Santos (spelled Aspilia grasielae in the bill) - Category: Data Deficient (DD)

    Area of geographic distribution: Mato Grosso do Sul
* Aspilia paraensis (Huber) J.U.Santos - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Pará
* Aspilia pohlii Backer - Category: Data Deficient (DD)

    Area of geographic distribution: Rio Grande do Norte
* Aspilia procumbens Backer - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Rio Grande do Norte
* Delairea aparadensis Backer - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina

## Bromeliaceae

* Aechmea apocalyptica Reitz - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo
* Aechmea blumenavii Reitz - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina
* Aechmea kleinii Reitz - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina
* Aechmea pimenti-velosii Reitz - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Santa Catarina
* Billbergia alfonsi-joannis Reitz - Category: Endangered (EN)

    Area of geographic distribution: Espírito Santo and Santa Catarina

## Caesalpinioideae

* Bauhinia smilacina Steud. - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
* Caesalpinia echinata Lam. - Category: Endangered (EN)

    Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte and Rio de Janeiro

## Chrysobalanaceae

* Couepia schottii Fritsch

## Costaceae

* Costus cuspidatus (Nees & Mart.) Maas

    Area of geographic distribution:
* Costus fragilis Maas

    Area of geographic distribution:
* Costus fusiformis Maas

    Area of geographic distribution:

## Dicksoniaceae

* Dicksonia sellowiana Hook.

    Area of geographic distribution:

## Faboideae

* Bowdichia nitida Spruce ex Benth. (spelled Bowdickia nitida in the bill) - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia.
* Dalbergia nigra (Vell.) Allemão ex Benth. - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Bahia and Espírito Santo

## Lauraceae

* Aniba roseodora Ducke - Category: Endangered (EN)

    Area of geographic distribution: Amazonas, Pará
* Dicypellium caryophyllatum Nees - Category:

    Area of geographic distribution:

## Lecythidaceae

* Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl. - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Acre, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará and Rondônia.
* Cariniana ianeirensis Kunth

    Area of geographic distribution:

## Moraceae

* Brosimum glaucum Taub.

    Area of geographic distribution:
* Brosimum glaziovii Taub.

    Area of geographic distribution:
* Dorstenia arifolioa Lam. - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo
* Dorstenia cayapia - Category: Endangered (EN)

    Area of geographic distribution: Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo
* Dorstenia elata - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
* Dorstenia ficus - Category: Critically Endangered (CR)

    Area of geographic distribution: Rio de Janeiro
* Dorstenia fischeri - Category: Endangered (EN)

    Area of geographic distribution: Rio de Janeiro
* Dorstenia ramosa - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Rio de Janeiro
* Dorstenia tenuis - Category: Vulnerable (VU)

    Area of geographic distribution: Paraná and Santa Catarina

## Orchidaceae

* Cattleya schilleriana Rchb.f.

    Area of geographic distribution: endemic to Bahia, extinct in the wild.

## Sapotaceae

* Bumelia obtusifolia Roem. & Schult. var. excelsa (DC) Mig.

    Area of geographic distribution:
