Centropogon erythraeus

– Endangered

Taxonomy

Kingdom:	PLANTAE
Phylum:	TRACHEOPHYTA
Class:	MAGNOLIOPSIDA
Order:	CAMPANULALES
Family:	CAMPANULACEAE
Scientific Name:	Centropogon erythraeus
Species Authority:	Drake

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria:	EN B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 (2001)
Year Assessed:	2003
Assessor/s:	Moreno, P. & Pitman, N.
Evaluator/s:	Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification:	A shrub endemic to Ecuador where it is known from two subpopulations in the southern Andes. Most of the collections have been recorded along the Loja-Zamora road on the southern border in the Parque Nacional Podocarpus; the species is locally abundant in this area where it forms part of the pioneer vegetation on roadsides. Also recorded along the Amaluza-Zumba road near the Cordillera Las Lagunitas. Potential threats for the species are unknown. Probably occurs in Peru.

Geographic Range

Range Description:	Centropogon erythraeus is endemic to Ecuador. It is known from two subpopulations in Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe provinces.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador

Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology:

High Andean forest (2,000–3,000 m).

System:

Terrestrial

List of Habitats:

1.9	Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

Threats

Threats:

Potential threats for the species are unknown.

Conservation Actions

Conservation Actions:

Known to occur within the Parque Nacional Podocarpus.

List of Conservation Actions:

4.4	Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas (in place)

Bibliography

Bibliography:

Jeppesen, S. 1981. Campanulaceae, Lobeliaceae, Sphenocleaceae, Goodeniaceae. In: G. Harling and L. Andersson (eds). Flora of Ecuador 14: 1-178. University of Gotenborg, Gotenborg; Riksmusseum, Stockholm; Potificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 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.

Wimmer, F.E. 1937. Campanulaceae. In: J. E. Macbride (ed.) Flora of Peru 13 (6/2) pp: 406-407.

Citation:	Moreno, P. & Pitman, N. 2003. Centropogon erythraeus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 September 2008.
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