| Ipomoea chrysocalyx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Ipomoea |
| Species: | I. chrysocalyx |
| Binomial name | |
| Ipomoea chrysocalyx | |
Ipomoea chrysocalyx is a vine in the family Convolvulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1]
It was first described in 1982 by D.F. Austin. [2] [3] The species epithet, chrysocalyx, is derived from the Greek chrysos ("gold") and kalyx, ("cup" or "calyx"), and describes the plant as having golden calyces. [4] [5]
When last assessed in 2004, it was found that the population was severely fragmented with a continuing decline in mature individuals. and that there was a continuing decline in the area, extent and quality of its habitat. [1]
Ipomoea quamoclit, commonly known as cypress vine, cypress vine morning glory, cardinal creeper, cardinal vine, star glory, star of Bethlehem or hummingbird vine, is a species of vine in the family Convolvulaceae native to tropical regions of the Americas and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics.
Atelopus longirostris is a species of harlequin frog, a member of the family of true toads (Bufonidae). It has been recorded only in northern Ecuador. Records from Colombia probably represent different species. Once listed as extinct by the IUCN, it was rediscovered in 2016 after more than two decade with no sightings.
Lomanthus fosbergii, synonym Talamancalia fosbergii, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was first described by José Cuatrecasas in 1953 as Senecio fosbergii. The genus Lomanthus is placed in the tribe Senecioneae.
Marlothiella gummifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, and the only species in the monotypic genus Marlothiella. It is endemic to Namibia, where its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert. It is also the only genus in the tribe Marlothielleae, of the subfamily Apioideae.
Pristimantis appendiculatus, the Pinocchio rainfrog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is found on the Pacific slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and extreme southern Colombia.
The horned marsupial frog, originally named Nototrema cornutum (Boulenger) after the first describer George Albert Boulenger in 1898), is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is an arboreal species found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and montane cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ronnbergia wuelfinghoffii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, native to western Colombia and Ecuador. It was first described in 1998 as Aechmea wuelfinghoffii. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Aloysia dodsoniorum is a putative species of flowering plant in the verbena family, Verbenaceae, that is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical dry forests. Plants of the World Online considers it an unplaced taxon – "names that cannot be accepted, nor can they be put into synonymy."
Axinaea sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Goeppertia veitchiana is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Ocotea rugosa is a species of evergreen tree to 10 m (33 ft) tall in the plant genus Ocotea, in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Andean Ecuador at an altitude of 1,700 to 2,500 m. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and cloud forest. This species requires moisture and protection of other trees for growing. The principal threats are fires, grazing, and the conversion of forest to farmland.
Pitcairnia harlingii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Ecuador. It was first described by Lyman Bradford Smith in 1961. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pitcairnia elvirae, synonym Pepinia verrucosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Ecuador. It was first described in 1999. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Amalophyllon ecuadoranum is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests from 500 to 1,000 meters elevation.
Tillandsia portillae is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Ecuador. It was first described in 1997. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Tillandsia walter-tillii is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was first described by José Manuel Manzanares in 1998 as Vriesia tillii. When Jason Randall Grant transferred it to the genus Tillandsia in 2004, the epithet had to be changed because the combination Tillandsia tillii was already in use for a different species. Tillandsia walter-tillii is a replacement name.
George Samuel Perrottet, also known as Georges Guerrard-Samuel Perrottet, was a botanist and horticulturalist from Praz, in the commune of Vully-le-Bas, today Mont-Vully, Switzerland. After expeditions in Africa and Southeast Asia where he collected plant and animal specimens, he worked in French Pondicherry, India, where he established a botanical garden. He took a special interest in plants of economic importance and was involved in the activities of acclimatisation societies in the various colonies of France. Many of his zoological specimens, sent to museums in France, were examined by other naturalists and named after him.
Quercus chrysocalyx is a tree species in the beech family Fagaceae; there are no known subspecies. It is native to Cambodia, China (Yunnan), Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis.
Hexalobus monopetalus is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae with the common name baboon's breakfast. It is native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire and Zimbabwe. Achille Richard, the French botanist who first formally described the species, using the basionym Uvaria monopetala, named it after its petals which are fused at their base.
Atelopus pastuso, commonly known as the Pastuso Harlequin Frog, is a species of frog in the family Bufonidae. It has not been seen since 1993, and is possibly extinct.
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