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Stevia dianthoidea

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Stevia dianthoidea
Species Authority: Hieron.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient 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 three collections. Two of the collections were reported in unspecified locales of Pichincha province; a third was reported in Monte Ilaló, near Quito. The species has not been collected in nearly 50 years. The rapid growth of the city of Quito has drastically reduced native surrounding forests, potentially putting this species at high risk. 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 three collections. Two of the collections were reported in unspecified locales of Pichincha province; a third was reported in Monte Ilaló, near Quito.
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Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A terrestrial herb of high Andean forest (3,000–3,500 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The rapid growth of the city of Quito has drastically reduced native surrounding forests, potentially putting this species at high risk.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not known to occur within any protected areas.
Citation: Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Stevia dianthoidea. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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