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Clibadium sprucei

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Clibadium sprucei
Species Authority: S.F.Blake

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)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
A shrub endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from four subpopulations distributed in the central Andes and the border area of Azuay and Morona-Santiago. No locale data are available for the subpopulations, which were most recently recorded 38 years ago. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from four subpopulations distributed in the central Andes and the border area of Azuay and Morona-Santiago. No locale data are available for the subpopulations.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A shrub of high andean forest to high altitude páramo (2,000–3,500 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. Clibadium sprucei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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