Bauhinia stenantha

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Bauhinia stenantha
Species Authority:	Diels

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	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 shrub or tree endemic to Ecuador, where it is known to occur in two dry inter-Andean valleys, on the western slopes of the Andes: in the Río Chanchán valley, close to Huigra, and in the Río Girón valley, near Girón. Few collections have been made, and the most recent collection is from 1971. The holotype was apparently destroyed in the Berlin herbarium during the Second World War. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Altitude of 1,200–1,800 m.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador

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.