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Siphocampylus ecuadoriensis
– 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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MAGNOLIOPSIDA
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Order:
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CAMPANULALES
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Family:
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CAMPANULACEAE
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Scientific Name:
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Siphocampylus ecuadoriensis
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Species Authority:
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E.Wimm.
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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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Moreno, P. & 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 shrub or vine endemic to Ecuador where it is known from nine subpopulations in the northeastern Andes. Most of the specimens have been collected on roadsides. One subpopulation in the surroundings of the Papallacta-Cuyuja road faces a high risk of extinction, due to the ongoing conversion of native vegetation to pasture. Confirmed inside the Reserva Ecológica Antisana and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca, near Oyacachi. Although it grows inside a protected area, the Oyacachi subpopulation is threatened by deforestation.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Siphocampylus ecuadoriensis is endemic to Ecuador. It is known from nine subpopulations in Carchi, Imbabura, Napo and Sucumbios provinces.
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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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High Andean forest to paramo (3,000–4,000 m).
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.9 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane |
| 4.7 | Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Ongoing conversion of native vegetation to pasture and deforestation are threats to the species.
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List of Threats:
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| 1.1.4 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Livestock (ongoing) |
| 1.3.3.3 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Wood - Clear-cutting (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Known to occur within protected areas.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 4.4 | Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas (in place) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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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.
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