Hebeclinium obtusisquamosum
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
ASTERALES |
COMPOSITAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Hebeclinium obtusisquamosum |
| Species Authority: |
(Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
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| 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: |
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Justification:
A shrub endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from four subpopulations widely distributed in the western Andes with a wide altitudinal range. One subpopulation has been reported in western Carchi province, and another between Puerto Quito and La Independencia. The collections from Guayas and Cotopaxi provinces are from unknown locales. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Known from four subpopulations widely distributed in the western Andes with a wide altitudinal range. One subpopulation has been reported in western Carchi province, and another between Puerto Quito and La Independencia. The collections from Guayas and Cotopaxi provinces are from unknown locales. |
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| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
A shrub of coastal and low Andean forest (0–2,000 m).
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Habitat destruction.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Not known to occur within any protected areas.
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