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Miconia dodsonii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA MYRTALES MELASTOMATACEAE

Scientific Name: Miconia dodsonii
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 shrub, treelet or tree endemic to southeastern Ecuador, where it is known from nine populations. Four are on the Loja–Zamora road and five are around Cerro Toledo, on the Yangana–Valladolid road, in the Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN in 1998 (VU B1+2c) and "Rare" in 1997 (Oldfield et al. 1998, Walter and Gillett 1998). 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: A tree or shrub which is narrowly endemic to the southern High Andes of Ecuador.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Altitude of 2,500–3,500 m.
Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. Miconia dodsonii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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