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Calceolaria serrata

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA SCROPHULARIALES SCROPHULARIACEAE

Scientific Name: Calceolaria serrata
Species Authority: Lam.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
A subshrub endemic to the western Andes of Ecuador, where it is known from eight subpopulations. Not known from any protected area, but collected near the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas and the Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo. The principal threats are deforestation and fires. Classified as Endangered by the IUCN in 1997 (Walter and Gillett 1998).
History:
1997 – Endangered (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Calceolaria serrata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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