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Clusia polystigma

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA THEALES GUTTIFERAE

Scientific Name: Clusia polystigma
Species Authority: Little

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Nicolalde, F. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
A hemiepiphyte endemic to coastal Ecuador. First collected in San Lorenzo in 1943 and rediscovered in 1991 in the Reserva Etnica Awá. The recent collection was made along a creek. If the old population still exists it may be inside the Reserva Ecológica Mataje-Cayapas. The principal threats are road construction and timber extraction. May occur in Colombian forests.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Altitude of 0 to 500 m.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Nicolalde, F. & Pitman, N. 2004. Clusia polystigma. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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