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Calathea petersenii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA ZINGERBERALES MARANTACEAE

Scientific Name: Calathea petersenii
Species Authority: Eggers

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A4c ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Muriel, 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 terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from five populations in the Guayas and El Oro provinces. A third population in Loja is composed of cultivated plants from the Santa Rosa population in El Oro. The holotype, from a cacao plantation in Balao, was destroyed in Berlin. The general habitat of the region is dry coastal forest, but the species has mostly been collected inside wet coastal forest remnants. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but may occur in similar habitats inside the Reserva Ecológica Manglares-Churute. Considered Critically Endangered due to the large-scale destruction of Ecuador's coastal forest over the last 50 years. 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 0 to 500 m.
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Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Muriel, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. Calathea petersenii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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