| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Myrtales | Melastomataceae |
| Scientific Name: | Blakea subvaginata |
| Species Authority: | Wurdack |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Date Assessed: | 2004-04-30 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor(s): | Cotton, E. & 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 tree endemic to Ecuador, where it is apparently confined to the eastern slopes of the Andes. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but may be found in the Parque Nacional Sangay, the Parque Nacional Llanganates, the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca, and the Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo-Galeras. Considered "Rare" by the IUCN in 1997 (Walter and Gillett 1998), undeservedly because its range includes large, intact protected areas. Difficult to identify and easily confused with B. subconnata; reports from Carchi, Pichincha and Zamora-Chinchipe are probably wrong. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known. |
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| Range Description: | Altitude of 500–1,500 m. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Ecuador |
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| Range Map: | Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
| Citation: | Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. Blakea subvaginata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T45679A11006763. . Downloaded on 24 July 2017. |
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