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Joseanthus cuatrecasasii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Joseanthus cuatrecasasii
Species Authority: H. Rob.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2003
Assessor/s: Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
A treelet or tree endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three collections in Azuay province, two of them near Parroquia Baños and one in the southeast of the province. The Baños collections were recorded at the Hacienda Yanasacha and in the Cruz Pambo region; the other collection was made 3 km southeast of Gima on the road to San Miguel de Cuyes. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network. The principal threat is deforestation. Assessed as Vulnerable, but the species' small geographic range merits the Endangered category. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.
History:
1998 – Vulnerable (Oldfield et al. 1998)
1998 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from three collections in Azuay province, two of them near Parroquia Baños and one in the southeast of the province. The Baños collections were recorded at the Hacienda Yanasacha and in the Cruz Pambo region; the other collection was made 3 km southeast of Gima on the road to San Miguel de Cuyes.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A treelet or tree of high Andean forest to shrubland (2,500–3,500 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The principal threat is deforestation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not known to occur within any protected areas.
Citation: Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Joseanthus cuatrecasasii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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