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Stevia tunguraguensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Stevia tunguraguensis
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 confined to eastern Tungurahua province, on the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but some subpopulations may be found in the Parque Nacional Sangay. The only type was apparently destroyed in the Berlin herbarium during the Second World War. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Confined to eastern Tungurahua province, on the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano.
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Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A terrestrial herb of low and high Andean forest (1,500–2,500 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but some subpopulations may be found in the Parque Nacional Sangay.
Citation: Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Stevia tunguraguensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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