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Anthurium lingua

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA ARALES ARACEAE

Scientific Name: Anthurium lingua
Species Authority: Sodiro

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published: 2003
Assessor/s: Benavides, G. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
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Justification:
An epiphytic aroid endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three subpopulations other than the type, collected on the Tungurahua volcano in 1904 by L. Sodiro. One subpopulation has been found in the Cordillera de Huacamayos (probably inside the Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo-Galeras or the Reserva Ecológica Antisana), another in Nangaritza, and the third in Gualaquiza. Probably occurs inside the Parque Nacional Llanganates and Parque Nacional Sangay. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from three subpopulations other than the type, collected on the Tungurahua volcano. One subpopulation has been found in the Cordillera de Huacamayos (probably inside the Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo-Galeras or the Reserva Ecológica Antisana), another in Nangaritza, and the third in Gualaquiza.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: An epiphytic herb of low and high Andean forest, found at an elevational range of 1,000–3,000 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Conservation Actions [top]

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