Phaedranassa glauciflora
– Endangered
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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PLANTAE
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Phylum:
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TRACHEOPHYTA
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Class:
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LILIOPSIDA
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Order:
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LILIALES
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Family:
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AMARYLLIDACEAE
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Scientific Name:
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Phaedranassa glauciflora
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Species Authority:
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Meerow
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EN B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2003
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Assessor/s:
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Oleas, N. & Pitman, N.
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Evaluator/s:
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Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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A terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador. For more than a decade, the species was known from a single collection. An intensive search in 1998–1999 revealed six new subpopulations. All the subpopulations recorded to date are in croplands and pastures. Each subpopulation has 500 clumped individuals in an area less than 100 m². Three populations occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, all in disturbed areas of the Parque Nacional Sangay. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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For more than a decade, the species was known from a single collection. An intensive search in 1998–1999 revealed six new subpopulations, within the provinces of Chimborazo and Morona-Santiago. Each subpopulation has 500 clumped individuals in an area less than 100 m².
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Countries:
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Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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A terrestrial herb of cropland and pastures, found at an elevational range of 2,000–2,500 m.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Three populations occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, all in disturbed areas of the Parque Nacional Sangay.
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