| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | FABALES | LEGUMINOSAE |
| Scientific Name: | Inga balsapambensis |
| Species Authority: | T.D. Penn. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2004 | |||
| Assessor/s | Neill, D. & Pitman, N. | |||
| Evaluator/s: | Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) | |||
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Justification: A tree endemic to the cloud forest of the western slopes of the Ecuadorean Andes, which are being rapidly deforested. Most of the four known populations of I. Balsapambensis are from forest remnants or from isolated trees left standing in pastures. Occurs along the old Quito-Santo Domingo, below Chiriboga. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known. |
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| Range Description: | Restricted to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. |
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Ecuador
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This small tree occurs on steep slopes in remnant forest fragments and disturbed areas between 1,550 and 1,770 m. This region was formerly covered in cloud forest. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Citation: | Neill, D. & Pitman, N. 2004. Inga balsapambensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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