Aiphanes grandis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	ARECALES	PALMAE

Scientific Name:	Aiphanes grandis
Species Authority:	Borchs. & Balslev

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered A4c 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) & Maunder, M. (Palm Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: A palm endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from four isolated subpopulations in the Andes region, between 1,000 and 3,000 m elevation. In the northern Andes, known from the old Quito-Santo Domingo road, Pichicha province, and an unknown locale of Bolívar province. In the southern Andes, known from two subpopulations in Sambotambo and Orianga. None of the known subpopulations are inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but the species should be searched for in the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas. Habitat destruction is the main threat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Known from four isolated subpopulations located in the Ecuadorian provinces of Bolívar, El Oro, Loja and Pichincha.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in low and high Andean forest (1,000–3,000 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat destruction is the main threat.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat destruction is the main threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None of the known subpopulations are inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but the species should be searched for in the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas.

Conservation Actions:

None of the known subpopulations are inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but the species should be searched for in the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas.

Citation:	Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Aiphanes grandis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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