Inga balsapambensis
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | FABALES | LEGUMINOSAE |
| Scientific Name: | Inga balsapambensis |
| Species Authority: | T.D. Penn. |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2004 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Neill, D. & Pitman, N. | |||
| Reviewer/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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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Restricted to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. |
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Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| 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 |
Bibliography [top]
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IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. Pennington, T.D. 1997. The genus Inga. The Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. |
| Citation: | Neill, D. & Pitman, N. 2004. Inga balsapambensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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