| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Piperales | Piperaceae |
| Scientific Name: | Peperomia udimontana Trel. & Yunck. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Date Assessed: | 2004-04-30 |
| Annotations: |
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| Assessor(s): | Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. |
| Reviewer(s): | Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Peperomia udimontana is endemic to Ecuador's eastern Andean slopes, where it is known from a single 1935 collection. Habitat destruction is the only known threat. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Ecuador's eastern Andean slopes, where it is known from a single 1935 collection (in Pastaza province). The type locality is between Puyo and Canelos, in dense, shaded forest. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums. |
| Countries occurrence: | Native: Ecuador |
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| Habitat and Ecology: | An epiphytic herb found in Amazonian tierra firme forest (250–500 m). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known. |
| Conservation Actions: | Not yet found in any Ecuadorean protected area. |
| Citation: | Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. Peperomia udimontana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T45811A11016495. . Downloaded on 25 September 2017. |
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