| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s |
Jaramillo, T., Cornejo, X. & Pitman, N. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) |
Justification:
An epiphytic liana endemic to Ecuador, where it occurs on both sides of the Andes. Two of the three known subpopulations are on the eastern slopes of the Andes; the third is near Esmeraldas. Confirmed in the Reserva Ecológica Mache-Chindul and expected in the Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo-Galeras and the Parque Nacional Llanganates. Described by Taylor (in Jørgensen and León-Yánez 1999) as known only from the type, but other Rubiaceae specialists have identified additional collections. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.
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