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Fuchsia hypoleuca

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA MYRTALES ONAGRACEAE

Scientific Name: Fuchsia hypoleuca
Species Authority: I.M.Johnst.

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:
Fuchsia hypoleuca is endemic to Ecuador's southern Andes, where it is known from a single population. The type was collected there in 1923 and it was last collected there in 1994. Considered Endangered due to its very small geographic range. Habitat destruction is the only known threat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Ecuador's southern Andes, where it is known from a single population between Loja and Saraguro, near San Lucas, approximately 30 km north of Loja. A. Hitchcock collected the type there in 1923 and it was last collected there in 1994.
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Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A shrub found in high Andean forest (2,000–3,000 m). Found in secondary forest with bamboo.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not known to occur in Ecuador’s protected areas network.
Citation: León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Fuchsia hypoleuca. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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