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Hieracium sodiroanum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Hieracium sodiroanum
Species Authority: Zahn

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened 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 eight subpopulations mostly in Loja province. Approximately four subpopulations have been recorded inside the Parque Nacional Podocarpus. The species has an unusual distribution, with a few geographically isolated subpopulations scattered from the northern to southern Ecuadorian Andes; with more collections in the Andean region, new subpopulations may be found in intermediate locales and in protected areas. The only type was apparently destroyed in the Berlin herbarium during the Second World War. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from eight subpopulations, within the Azuay, Pichincha and Loja provinces. Most subpopulations are found within the Loja province.
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Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A terrestrial herb of Andean forest to high altitude paramo (2,500–3,500 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Approximately four subpopulations have been recorded inside the Parque Nacional Podocarpus.
Citation: Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Hieracium sodiroanum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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