Inga multicaulis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:	Inga multicaulis
Species Authority:	Spruce ex Benth.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered   A4c   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 tree endemic to Ecuador, where more than ten records are known from the slopes of the western Andes, under 1000 m. Protected in the coastal hills of the Reserva Ecológica Mache-Chindul and the Bilsa private reserve, and in the Río Palenque private reserve. Although widely distributed on the coast, considered Endangered due to the massive destruction of its habitat over the last 50 years. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Altitude of 150–1,000 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.