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Ayapana ecuadorensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Ayapana ecuadorensis
Species Authority: R.M.King & H.Rob.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 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)
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Justification:
A terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from four isolated subpopulations to both sides of the Andes. Collected west of the Andes on the road to Cañar, 77 km southeast of Guayaquil, and 25 km east of Guayaquil; collected east of the Andes on the Río Bobonaza, between Huagracahi and Cachitama. Also collected in an unknown location in Napo province. Habitat destruction is the main threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from four isolated subpopulations to both sides of the Andes. Collected west of the Andes on the road to Cañar, 77 km southeast of Guayaquil, and 25 km east of Guayaquil; collected east of the Andes on the Río Bobonaza, between Huagracahi and Cachitama. Also collected in an unknown location in Napo province.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A terrestrial herb of coastal and amazonian forest (300–900 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

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