Polypodium abitaguae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE POLYPODIOPHYTA POLYPODIOPSIDA POLYPODIALES POLYPODIACEAE

Scientific Name: Polypodium abitaguae
Species Authority: Hook.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   B1ab(iii)   ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2003
Assessor/s Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N.
Evaluator/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S., Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) & Jermy, C., Ranker, T. (Pteridophyte Red List Authority)
Justification:
An epiphytic fern endemic to Ecuador, known from one collection by R. Spruce in the forests of Cerro Abitagua, on the border between Pastaza and Tungurahua provinces, in the middle of the nineteenth century. Likely persists in the large areas of remaining forest in the region and potentially inside the Parque Nacional Sangay and Parque Nacional Llanganates. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorian museums. Apart from habitat destruction, no other threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known only from the type collection made in the middle of the nineteenth century in the forests of Cerro Abitagua, on the border between Pastaza and Tungurahua provinces, Ecuador.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador

Population [top]

Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Was collected in submontane Amazonian forest (1,000 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction is the main threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: May occur inside the Parque Nacional Sangay and Parque Nacional Llanganates.
Citation: Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Polypodium abitaguae. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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