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Tropaeolum asplundii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA GERANIALES TROPAEOLACEAE

Scientific Name: Tropaeolum asplundii
Species Authority: Sparre

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Santiana, J. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
A vine endemic to Ecuador's northern Andes, where it is known from two populations. Discovered in 1935–1937 by E. Asplund in the Cordillera de Huacamayos, on the way to Urcusiqua and probably inside what is now the Reserva Ecológica Antisana. The second population is close to the Colombian border, at Maldonado. The principal threats are fires, grazing and logging.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Altitude of 2,000–3,000 m.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. Tropaeolum asplundii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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