Siphocampylus ecuadoriensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA |
CAMPANULALES |
CAMPANULACEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Siphocampylus ecuadoriensis |
| Species Authority: |
E.Wimm. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
B1ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2003 |
| Assessor/s: |
Moreno, P. & Pitman, N. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
A shrub or vine endemic to Ecuador where it is known from nine subpopulations in the northeastern Andes. Most of the specimens have been collected on roadsides. One subpopulation in the surroundings of the Papallacta-Cuyuja road faces a high risk of extinction, due to the ongoing conversion of native vegetation to pasture. Confirmed inside the Reserva Ecológica Antisana and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca, near Oyacachi. Although it grows inside a protected area, the Oyacachi subpopulation is threatened by deforestation.
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Geographic Range
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
High Andean forest to paramo (3,000–4,000 m).
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Ongoing conversion of native vegetation to pasture and deforestation are threats to the species.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Known to occur within protected areas.
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