Anthurium rupestre

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ARALES	ARACEAE

Scientific Name:	Anthurium rupestre
Species Authority:	Sodiro

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2003
Assessor/s:	Benavides, G. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s:	Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification: A terrestrial aroid endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from a single collection in Coaja Peñanegra, Imbabura province, in 1904. One of the many Anthurium species described by L. Sodiro that are now nearly impossible to identify, due to various taxonomic problems. Considered Data Deficient until its taxonomy is clarified. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Known from a single collection in Coaja Peñanegra, Imbabura province.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A terrestrial aroid of low and high Andean forest (1,000–1,500 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Habitat destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Not known to occur within any protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003. Valencia, R., Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. and Jørgensen, P.M. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador 2000. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Ponticicia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito.