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Chusquea maclurei

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Taxonomy

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	LILIOPSIDA	CYPERALES	GRAMINEAE

Scientific Name:	Chusquea maclurei
Species Authority:	L.G.Clark

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Laegaard, 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: A bamboo endemic to Andean forest in Ecuador. Five subpopulations are mentioned in the literature (Clark 1989) and new collections have revealed at least three more. Not protected in Ecuador's protected areas network, but known to occur in the Río Guajalito and Mindo private reserves. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial

Citation:	Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Chusquea maclurei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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