Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Malpighiales | Hypericaceae |
Scientific Name: | Hypericum maguirei N.Robson |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Date Assessed: | 2004-04-30 |
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Assessor(s): | Nicolalde, F. & Pitman, N. |
Reviewer(s): | Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) |
Justification: A shrub endemic to Andean paramo in Ecuador. Most of the collections are from Azuay province. One collector described the plant growing in a thin layer of soil on dry stones. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network. Principal threats are overgrazing and fires in the paramo. |
Range Description: | Altitude of 2,000–4,000 m. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Ecuador |
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Citation: | Nicolalde, F. & Pitman, N. 2004. Hypericum maguirei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T45113A10981193. . Downloaded on 22 April 2018. |
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