Priogymnanthus apertus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	SCROPHULARIALES	OLEACEAE

Scientific Name:

Priogymnanthus apertus

Species Authority:

(B.Ståhl) P.S.Green

Common Name/s:

English

–

Francisco

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered A4c; C1 ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2004
Assessor/s:	Cornejo, X., Romero-Saltos, H. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s:	Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification: Priogymnanthus apertus is endemic to Ecuador's dry coastal forest. First collected in Portovelo in 1923, where the native vegetation has been destroyed by deforestation and mining. In 1993 the species was rediscovered inside and close to the southern border of the Parque Nacional Machalilla. Even inside the park, the species is logged. Threatened by logging, anthropogenic fires and ongoing habitat destruction. Its estimated population is under 500 individuals.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Ecuador's dry coastal forest (in Guayas, Loja, Manabí and El Oro provinces). Described in 1991 from a poor-quality type collection collected in Portovelo in 1923. In 1993 the species was rediscovered in the Río Ayampe watershed, inside and close to the southern border of the Parque Nacional Machalilla. Other records are from the Quemazones creek of the Bosque Petrificado Puyango; from the Cerro Montecristi (a single tree); and in forest patches along the road 8 km from Bahía de Caráquez (four trees).
Countries:	Native: Ecuador

Range Description:

Endemic to Ecuador's dry coastal forest (in Guayas, Loja, Manabí and El Oro provinces). Described in 1991 from a poor-quality type collection collected in Portovelo in 1923. In 1993 the species was rediscovered in the Río Ayampe watershed, inside and close to the southern border of the Parque Nacional Machalilla. Other records are from the Quemazones creek of the Bosque Petrificado Puyango; from the Cerro Montecristi (a single tree); and in forest patches along the road 8 km from Bahía de Caráquez (four trees).

Countries:

Native:

Ecuador

Population [top]

Population:	Its estimated population is under 500 individuals.

Population:

Its estimated population is under 500 individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A rare deciduous tree found in dry coastal forest to lower montane coast (0–1,000 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threatened by logging, anthropogenic fires and ongoing habitat destruction. The the native vegetation at the type locality has been destroyed by deforestation and mining. Even inside the Parque Nacional Machalilla, the species is logged (X. Cornejo, pers. obs.).

Major Threat(s):

Threatened by logging, anthropogenic fires and ongoing habitat destruction. The the native vegetation at the type locality has been destroyed by deforestation and mining. Even inside the Parque Nacional Machalilla, the species is logged (X. Cornejo, pers. obs.).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Known to occur inside the Parque Nacional Machalilla.

Conservation Actions:

Known to occur inside the Parque Nacional Machalilla.

Citation:	Cornejo, X., Romero-Saltos, H. & Pitman, N. 2004. Priogymnanthus apertus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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