Aetheolaena pichinchensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	ASTERALES	COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name:	Aetheolaena pichinchensis
Species Authority:	(Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
Taxonomic Notes:	Treated by some authors under the genus Lasiocephalus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered   CR A4c; B1ab(iii)   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 herb or subshrub endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from a single collection on Volcán Pichincha above Quito, in 1864. Considered Critically Endangered or Extinct after 136 years with no new records. During this period most of Quito's original vegetation has been destroyed. 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 on Volcán Pichincha above Quito, Pichincha province.
Countries:	Possibly extinct: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A herb or subshrub.
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.