Heliconia excelsa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA ZINGERBERALES HELICONIACEAE

Scientific Name: Heliconia excelsa
Species Authority: L.Andersson

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D2   ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2004
Assessor/s Ulloa Ulloa, C. & Pitman, N.
Evaluator/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification:
A terrestrial herb endemic to Ecuador's Amazonian lowlands, where it has been collected along the Coca–Auca road. Potential threats are road-widening and habitat destruction. May occur in the nearby Parque Nacional Yasuní.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Altitude of 250 m.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Conservation Actions [top]

Citation: Ulloa Ulloa, C. & Pitman, N. 2004. Heliconia excelsa. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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