Phaedranassa cinerea

– Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Kingdom:	PLANTAE
Phylum:	TRACHEOPHYTA
Class:	LILIOPSIDA
Order:	LILIALES
Family:	AMARYLLIDACEAE
Scientific Name:	Phaedranassa cinerea
Species Authority:	Ravenna

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria:	VU B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 (2001)
Year Assessed:	2003
Assessor/s:	Oleas, N. & Pitman, N.
Evaluator/s:	Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification:	A terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador and known from seven subpopulations located mainly on roadsides in dry and rocky areas of the Andes. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but may occur in the lower areas of the Reserva Ecológica Los Ilinizas. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range

Range Description:	Known from seven subpopulations located within the Pichincha, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo provinces.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador

Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology:

A terrestrial herb of mainly dry and rocky roadsides of the Andes.

System:

Terrestrial

List of Habitats:

1.9	Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

Threats

Threats:

Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

List of Threats:

1	Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) (ongoing)

Conservation Actions

Conservation Actions:

Not known to occur within any protected areas.

Bibliography

Bibliography:

Meerow, A.W. 1990. 202. Amaryllidaceae. In: G. Harling and L. Andersson (eds), Flora of Ecuador 41. University of Gotenborg; Riksmuseum, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Goteborg, Stockholm, Quito.

Valencia, R., Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. and Jørgensen, P.M. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador 2000. Publicaciones del Herbario QCA, Ponticicia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito.

Citation:	Oleas, N. & Pitman, N. 2003. Phaedranassa cinerea. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 May 2008.
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