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Verbesina brachypoda

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA ASTERALES COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name: Verbesina brachypoda
Species Authority: S.F.Blake

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)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
A treelet endemic to Ecuador, where it is distributed in the central and western Andes. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but may be found in the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Distributed in the central and western Andes, within the provinces of Azuay, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A treelet of high Andean forest up to arbustivo desert, collected within an elevational range of 2,500–3,500 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not known to occur within any protected areas, but may be found in the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas.
Citation: Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2003. Verbesina brachypoda. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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