Inga silanchensis
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | FABALES | LEGUMINOSAE |
| Scientific Name: | Inga silanchensis |
| Species Authority: | T.D.Penn |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(iii) 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) |
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Justification: A tree endemic to the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador. Some of the 10 known populations are protected in the Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas, in the Awá indigenous territory, and in the Río Guajalito and Río Silanche private reserves. Silvicultural experiments have studied potential as a timber species (Pennington 1998). |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Altitude of 400–1,800 m. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Bibliography [top]
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IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. |
| Citation: | Neill, D. & Pitman, N. 2004. Inga silanchensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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