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Fuchsia orientalis
– Least Concern
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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MYRTALES
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Family:
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ONAGRACEAE
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Scientific Name:
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Fuchsia orientalis
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Species Authority:
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P.E.Berry
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LC ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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León-Yánez, S. & 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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Fuchsia orientalis is endemic to Ecuador, where it is widely distributed in the eastern Andes. Habitat destruction is the only known threat.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Endemic to Ecuador, where it is widely distributed in the eastern Andes, from Sucumbíos in the north to Loja in the south (Azuay, Loja, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pichincha, Sucumbios, Tungurahua and Zamora-Chinchipe 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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A shrub found in low to high Andean forest (1,000–3,000 m). Grows at higher elevations in the south, generally over 2,000 m, both in primary and secondary forests and along streams and roads.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Recorded in the Parque Nacional Sangay, the Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo-Galeras, the Parque Nacional Llanganates, the Parque Nacional Podocarpus, the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca and the Reserva Ecológica Antisana.
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