Aralia rex

Abstract

Aralia rex has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2020. Aralia rex is listed as Critically Endangered under criteria D.


The Red List Assessment i

Testé, E., Palmarola, A., Gómez Hechevarría, J.L. & Hérnandez-Rodríguez, S. 2025. Aralia rex. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T31682A195044973. Accessed on 20 April 2025.

Last assessed

01 February 2020

Scope of assessment

Global

Population trend

Decreasing

Number of mature individuals

1

Habitat and ecology

Forest, Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)

Geographic range

  • Extant (resident)

Cuban Plant Specialist Group 2020. Aralia rex. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1

Assessment Information

IUCN Red List Category and Criteria

Critically Endangered   D

Date assessed

01 February 2020

Year published

2025

Assessment Information in detail

Geographic Range

Native

Extant (resident)

Cuba

Number of locations

1

Upper elevation limit

Lower elevation limit

Geographic Range in detail

Population

Current population trend

Decreasing

Number of mature individuals

1

Population severely fragmented

Yes

Continuing decline of mature individuals

Population in detail

Conservation Actions

In-place research and monitoring

  • Action Recovery Plan : Yes
  • Systematic monitoring scheme : Yes

In-place land/water protection

  • Conservation sites identified : No
  • Percentage of population protected by PAs : 100
  • Occurs in at least one protected area : Yes

In-place species management

  • Harvest management plan : No
  • Successfully reintroduced or introduced benignly : Yes
  • Subject to ex-situ conservation : Yes

In-place education

  • Subject to recent education and awareness programmes : Yes
Conservation Actions in detail

Bibliography

Red List Bibliography
Green Status Bibliography

External Data

CITES Legislation from Species+

Data source

The information below is from the Species+ website.

CITES Legislation from Species+ in detail

Ex situ data from Species360

Data source

The information below is from Species360's Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS).

Ex situ data from Species360 in detail

Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence

Data source

The information below is from the Conservation Evidence website.

Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence in detail