Macrolobium pittieri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA FABALES LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name: Macrolobium pittieri
Species Authority: (Rose) Schery

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   C2a   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s Mitré, M.
History:
1997 Indeterminate

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Originally known only from a few records, all from Kunayala Indigenous Reserve, in recent years the species has also been found in the Chocó, Valle del Cauca and Antioquia in Colombia. There is a possibility that there are subpopulations in similar forest in Darién Province, Panama.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia; Panama

Population [top]

Population: Where it is known, the species is uncommon.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Under some pressure of habitat loss, although the area remains relatively under developed.
Citation: Mitré, M. 1998. Macrolobium pittieri. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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