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Mezia tomentosa

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Taxonomy

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	POLYGALALES	MALPIGHIACEAE

Scientific Name:	Mezia tomentosa
Species Authority:	W.R.Anderson

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Barriga, P. & 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 liana endemic to Amazonian Ecuador, where it is known from two 1990 collections. One was made near UNOCAL's "Masaramu" oil well, 40 km northeast of Montalvo. Potentially may occur in the Parque Nacional Yasuní. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Altitude of 250–390 m.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial

Citation:	Barriga, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. Mezia tomentosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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