Bauhinia haughtii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Bauhinia haughtii
Species Authority:	Wunderlin

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered   A4c; B1ab(iii); D   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)
Justification: A tree or shrub endemic to coastal Ecuador, where two of the three populations have been destroyed. The last remaining population, with 30 individuals, is in the Bosque Protector Cerro Pata de Pájaro, close to Pedernales, in Manabí province. Historically recorded close to Quinindé and in the coastal hills near Santa Ana. One of the few species of Bauhinia with red flowers and with great potential as an ornamental tree. Cultivated ex situ in the Missouri Botanical Garden, at Duke University, and at the Ecuadorean National Herbarium. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Altitude of 300–600 m.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.