Alternanthera corymbiformis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
CARYOPHYLLALES |
AMARANTHACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Alternanthera corymbiformis |
| Species Authority: |
Eliasson |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
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| 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: |
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Justification:
A shrub endemic to Ecuador. Known from three collections in widely separated locales in the Andes. The first was made on slopes with dry vegetation along the Pasaje-Santa Isabel-Girón road in the Río Jubones valley. Two later collections were reported in different habitats, in Pilaló and at the Hacienda Leito, near Patate. Not know to occur in Ecuador’s protected areas network, but may occur within the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Known from three collections in widely separated locales in the Andes. The first was made on slopes with dry vegetation along the Pasaje-Santa Isabel-Girón road in the Río Jubones valley. Two later collections were reported in different habitats, in Pilaló and at the Hacienda Leito, near Patate. |
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| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
A shrub, found at an elevational range of 500–3,000 m.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Not known to occur within any protected areas.
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