| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | ASTERALES | COMPOSITAE |
| Scientific Name: | Mutisia magnifica |
| Species Authority | |
| Infra-specific Authority: | C.Ulloa & P.Jørg. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2003 | |||
| Assessor/s | Montúfar, R. & Pitman, N. | |||
| Evaluator/s: | Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority) | |||
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Justification: A vine endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from one subpopulation, collected several times between 1994 and 1997 on Cerro Uritusinga, towards the Hacienda La Palma, southwest of Loja. Found in vegetation remnants, which are seriously threatened by wood extraction for charcoal production. May occur in the Parque Nacional Podocarpus. The species was assessed as Vulnerable in 1997 (Walter and Gillett 1998). |
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| Range Description: | Known from one subpopulation, collected several times between 1994 and 1997 on Cerro Uritusinga, towards the Hacienda La Palma, southwest of Loja. |
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Native:
Ecuador
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| Habitat and Ecology: | A vine of high Andean forest (3,000–3,500 m). |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Found in vegetation remnants, which are seriously threatened by wood extraction for charcoal production. |
| Conservation Actions: | Not known to occur within any protected areas. |
| Citation: | IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 October 2008. |
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