Hydrocotyle yanghuangensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
APIALES |
UMBELLIFERAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Hydrocotyle yanghuangensis |
| Species Authority: |
(Hieron.) Mathias |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
B1ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2003 |
| Assessor/s: |
León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
A terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador. No information is available about the locales where the eight known collections were made, but qualifies for the Vulnerable category because of a small geographic range. Recorded in the Parque Nacional Podocarpus and Parque Nacional Sangay. Habitat destruction is the main threat to the species.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Known from eight subpopulations, located within the Azuay, Loja, Morona-Santiago and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces. No precise locale information for the subpopulations is available. |
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| Range Map: |
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
A terrestrial herb of high Andean forest up to wet paramo, found at and elevational range of 2,000–3,500 m.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Habitat destruction.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Recorded in the Parque Nacional Podocarpus and Parque Nacional Sangay.
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