







| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | LILIOPSIDA | CYPERALES | GRAMINEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Stipa tulcanensis |
| Species Authority: | Mez |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Critically Endangered 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 grass endemic to Andean Ecuador, where it is known only from the type, collected by E. André in Carchi province, probably at the end of the 1870s. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known. |
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| Countries: | Native: Ecuador |
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| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Citation: | Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Stipa tulcanensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013. |
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