Geonoma irena
– Endangered
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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LILIOPSIDA
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Order:
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ARECALES
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Family:
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PALMAE
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Scientific Name:
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Geonoma irena
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Species Authority:
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Borchs.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EN A2c ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2003
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Assessor/s:
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Montúfar, R. & 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) & Maunder, M. (Palm Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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A small palm endemic to the coastal lowlands of Ecuador, where it is known from several subpopulations near the Santo Domingo-Quevedo road, in Pichincha and Los Ríos provinces, and others close to the Santiago and Cayapas rivers, in Esmeraldas province. Not known to occur in Ecuador’s protected areas network but should be searched for in similar habitats within the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca. Considered Endangered because of the massive alteration of Ecuador's coastal forests over the last 50 years.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Recorded from near the Santo Domingo-Quevedo road in Pichincha and Los Ríos provinces, and near the Santiago and Cayapas rivers in Esmeraldas province, Ecuador.
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Countries:
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Native:
Ecuador
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Occurs in humid coastal forest (0–500 m).
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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Ecuador's coastal forests have been massively altered over the last 50 years through the impacts of deforestation, agricultural and urban expansion.
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Not known to occur in Ecuador’s protected areas network but should be searched for in similar habitats within the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca.
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