Phaedranassa viridiflora

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA LILIALES AMARYLLIDACEAE

Scientific Name: Phaedranassa viridiflora
Species Authority: Baker

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
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, the subject of an intensive search in the Andes in 1998–1999. At least five subpopulations occur in the Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua, with at least 100 individuals in each subpopulation. The principal threats are agriculture, grazing and trade in the plant as an ornamental outside Ecuador, as well as human population increase inside the Pululahua reserve. The Azuay subpopulation may belong to another species (P. viridilutea; N. Oleas, pers. obs., A. Meerow, pers. comm.). If that is the case, then P. viridiflora may be confined to Pululahua. Habitat destruction is the only known threat to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: At least five subpopulations occur in the Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua, with at least 100 individuals in each subpopulation.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A terrestrial herb with an elevational range of 2,500–3,000 m.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The principal threats are agriculture, grazing and trade in the plant as an ornamental outside Ecuador, as well as human population increase inside the Pululahua reserve.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Subpopulations are known to occur within the Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua.
Citation: Oleas, N. & Pitman, N. 2003. Phaedranassa viridiflora. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 December 2008.
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