Meriania campii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	MYRTALES	MELASTOMATACEAE

Scientific Name:	Meriania campii
Species Authority:	Wurdack

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Assessor/s:

Cotton, E. & Pitman, N.

Reviewer/s:

Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
A tree endemic to the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador, where it is known from two 1945 collections. One is from the Castillo paramo, in the watershed of the Río Negro, and another is from the confluence of the Pailas and Negro rivers. May occur in the Parque Nacional Sangay. Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN in 1998 (VU B1+2c) and "Rare" in 1997 (Oldfield et al. 1998, Walter and Gillett 1998). No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

History:

1998	–	Vulnerable (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1998	–	Vulnerable
1997	–	Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	An endemic of the High Andes of Morona - Santiago Province in Ecuador.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The habitat of this species is cloud forest between 1,500 and 3,500 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Citation:	Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. Meriania campii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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