| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Capparales | Capparaceae |
| Scientific Name: | Podandrogyne trichopus (Benth.) H.H.Iltis & Cochrane |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered A4c; C1 ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2003 |
| Date Assessed: | 2003-04-30 |
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| Assessor(s): | Cornejo, X., Espinoza, C. & 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 or shrub endemic to coastal Ecuador. The three available collections are from wet microhabitats inside dry deciduous forest patches. Currently at least two subpopulations exist, both represented by few individuals in secondary habitats. One is on Cerro Cabeza de Vaca, in the south of the Parque Nacional Machalilla. The second grows inside Dos Mangas community, along the streams which descend from the Cordillera Chongón Colonche. A third subpopulation once occurred at La Entrada, near the Santa Elena-Puerto Cayo road; this habitat has since been deforested and replaced with crops. The principal threats are forest conversion to croplands, road construction and potentially fire. The global population may be fewer than 100 individuals. |
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| Range Description: | Podandrogyne trichopus is endemic to Ecuador. It is knwn from three subpopulations in Guayas, Loja and Manabí provinces. The global population may be fewer than 100 individuals. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Ecuador |
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| Current Population Trend: |  Decreasing |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Dry and humid coastal forest (0–1,000 m and 2,500–3,000 m). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | The principal threats are forest conversion to croplands, road construction and potentially fire. |
| Conservation Actions: | Not known to occur within any protected areas. |
| Citation: | Cornejo, X., Espinoza, C. & Pitman, N. 2003. Podandrogyne trichopus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T43568A10811973. . Downloaded on 22 September 2017. |
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