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Dicliptera dodsonii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA SCROPHULARIALES ACANTHACEAE

Scientific Name: Dicliptera dodsonii
Species Authority: Wassh.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A2c; B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2003
Assessor/s: Delgado, T. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
A terrestrial herb or subshrub endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three collections in the Río Palenque private reserve. Gentry (1986) reported a subpopulation of one plant in the same locale and five years later Dodson and Gentry (1991) reported its death. In 1997 the species was assessed as Endangered. Critically Endangered is now warranted because the specie's apparently tiny geographical range occupies a very disturbed area outside of Ecuador’s protected areas system.
History:
1997 – Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from three collections in the Río Palenque private reserve. Gentry (1986) reported a population of one plant in the same locale and five years later Dodson and Gentry (1991) reported its death.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A terrestrial herb or small shrub, found at an elevational range of 150–220 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction.
Citation: Delgado, T. & Pitman, N. 2003. Dicliptera dodsonii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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