Parathesis eggersiana

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	PRIMULALES	MYRSINACEAE

Scientific Name:	Parathesis eggersiana
Species Authority:	Mez

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered A4c; B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Santiana, J. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s:	Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Parathesis eggersiana is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from the type collection, made in 1892. The dry coastal forest present at the time of the collection has since been converted to pastureland for livestock. Searches are recommended in forest remnants like the Cordillera Chongón Colonche. Habitat destruction is the only known threat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from the type collection, made in 1892 near Balao, in Guayas province. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A shrub, treelet or tree found in dry coastal forest (0–500 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The dry coastal forest present at the time of the collection has since been converted to pastureland for livestock. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Major Threat(s):

The dry coastal forest present at the time of the collection has since been converted to pastureland for livestock. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Not known to occur in Ecuador’s protected areas network. Searches are recommended in forest remnants like the Cordillera Chongón Colonche.

Conservation Actions:

Not known to occur in Ecuador’s protected areas network. Searches are recommended in forest remnants like the Cordillera Chongón Colonche.

Citation:	Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. Parathesis eggersiana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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