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Geranium exallum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA GERANIALES GERANIACEAE

Scientific Name: Geranium exallum
Species Authority: H.E.Moore

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: León-Yánez, S. & 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 subshrub endemic to Andean Ecuador, where it is known only from the type, recorded by F. Prieto in 1945 in the southeastern Andes, between Oña and Río Yacuambi, in Azuay province. A thorough search of the Cordillera de Cordoncillo is necessary to determine the species' current status. The species' morphology is unique among Ecuadorian geraniums, and its entire, linear, pointed leaves are easy to identify in the field. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Altitude of 3,000–3,500 m.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Geranium exallum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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