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Phoradendron aequatoris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA SANTALALES VISCACEAE

Scientific Name: Phoradendron aequatoris
Species Authority: Urb.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A4c ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Montúfar, R. & 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 parasitic shrub endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from two coastal locales. One collection was made in Borbón, Esmeraldas province, in 1952–53, and another at the Hacienda El Recreo, near Canoa, in Manabí province, in the nineteenth century. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but may occur inside similar habitats inside the Cotacachi-Cayapas and Cayapas-Mataje ecological reserves. Considered Critically Endangered because of the large-scale destruction of Ecuador's coastal forests over the last 50 years. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Altitude of 0 to 500 m.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. 2004. Phoradendron aequatoris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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