Adenostemma harlingii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	ASTERALES	COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name:	Adenostemma harlingii
Species Authority:	R.M. King & H. Rob.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable   D2   ver 3.1
Year Published:	2003
Assessor/s:	Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s:	Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification: A terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from a single 1980 collection in disturbed areas near Baeza. Although there have been intensive collecting trips to Baeza and its surroundings over the last 20 years, the species has not been collected again. Potentially occurs within the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca and the Reserva Ecológica Antisana. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. The principal threat is deforestation. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Known from a single collection near Baeza, Napo province.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A terrestrial herb of Andean forest (2,000 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

The principal threat is deforestation.

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.