Aegiphila ferruginea
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | LAMIALES | VERBENACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Aegiphila ferruginea |
| Species Authority: | Hayek & Spruce |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2004 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Santiana, J. & 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 shrub or tree endemic to Andean Ecuador, where it is known from 15 populations from Carchi to Zamora-Chinchipe and occasionally cultivated. There is a population in the Refugio Silvestre Pasochoa and near the Reserva Ecológica El Angel and the Parque Nacional Cajas. The species can be very common in disturbed vegetation along roads. Six trees > 5 cm diameter were found in a one-hectare inventory in Pasochoa (Valencia and Jørgensen 1992). Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic tree of the Ecuadorian High Andes. |
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Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Montane and upper montane cloud forest between 2,000 and 4,000 m. |
| 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. Jørgensen, P.M. and León, S. 1999. Catalogue of vascular plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany Missouri Botanic Garden 75. Jørgensen, P.M. and Ulloa Ulloa, C. 1994. Seed Plants of the High Andes of Ecuador - a Checklist. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark and Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK. |
| Citation: | Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. Aegiphila ferruginea. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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