| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Asterales | Asteraceae |
| Scientific Name: | Diplostephium asplundii Cuatrec. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2003 |
| Date Assessed: | 2003-04-30 |
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| 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 shrub endemic to Ecuador, where it has been recorded from two isolated locales. The first subpopulation was discovered in the Cordillera de los Llanganates, Tungurahua province; and the second in Loja province. The Tungurahua population is protected inside the Parque Nacional Llanganates. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species. |
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| Range Description: | Recorded from two isolated locales. The first subpopulation was discovered in the Cordillera de los Llanganates, Tungurahua province; and the second in Loja province. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Ecuador |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | A shrub of high Andean forest to high altitude shrubland (3,000–3,500 m). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Habitat destruction. |
| Conservation Actions: | The Tungurahua population is protected inside the Parque Nacional Llanganates. |
| Citation: | Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Diplostephium asplundii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T43393A10796475. . Downloaded on 24 April 2018. |
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