Polypodium quitense

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE POLYPODIOPHYTA POLYPODIOPSIDA POLYPODIALES POLYPODIACEAE

Scientific Name: Polypodium quitense
Species Authority: Baker

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D2   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 three collections made in the nineteenth century, two of them in Pichincha province: in forests on the banks of the Río Pilatón and in Santo Domingo. The third record is from Archidona, in Napo province. Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but might be found inside the Reserva Ecológica Antisana and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca. 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 from three collections made in the nineteenth century, two of them in Pichincha province and the third record in Napo province, Ecuador.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador

Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Occurs in humid coastal forest and amazonian forest (0–500 m).
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Not known to occur inside Ecuador’s protected areas network, but might be found inside the Reserva Ecológica Antisana and the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca.
Citation: Navarrete, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. Polypodium quitense. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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