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Anthurium pallatangense

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA ARALES ARACEAE

Scientific Name: Anthurium pallatangense
Species Authority: Engl.

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 18 subpopulations on the western slopes of the Andes. The type was collected in Angamarca by L. Sodiro in 1891; the most recently discovered subpopulations are inside the La Favorita, Maquipucuna and ENDESA private reserves. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but additional populations may occur in the Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas and the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from 18 subpopulations on the western slopes of the Andes within the Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro and Pichincha provinces. The most recently discovered subpopulations are inside the La Favorita, Maquipucuna and ENDESA private reserves.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: An epiphytic aroid of low and high Andean forest (1,500–3,000 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not known to occur within any protected areas.
Citation: Benavides, G. & Pitman, N. 2003. Anthurium pallatangense. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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