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Diplostephium asplundii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Diplostephium asplundii
Species Authority: Cuatrec.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published: 2003
Date Assessed: 2003-04-30
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor(s): Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer(s): Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
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.

Geographic Range [top]

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:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A shrub of high Andean forest to high altitude shrubland (3,000–3,500 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

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. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 July 2014.
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