Phaedranassa tunguraguae

Phaedranassa tunguraguae
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily:	Amaryllidoideae
Genus:	Phaedranassa
Species:	P. tunguraguae
Binomial name
Phaedranassa tunguraguae Ravenna
Phaedranassa tunguraguae is endemic to Ecuador [2]

Phaedranassa tunguraguae is a species of plant that is endemic to Ecuador. ^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Reproduction

Generative reproduction

This species is self-compatible. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first published by Pierfelice Ravenna in 1969. ^[2]

Ecology

Pollination

It may be pollinated by hummingbirds. ^[3]

Conservation

The IUCN conservation status is endangered (EN). ^[1]

References

1. Oleas, N.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Phaedranassa tunguraguae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003 e.T42813A10755008. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42813A10755008.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Phaedranassa tunguraguae Ravenna". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 January 2024.
3. Oleas, N. H., Meerow, A. W., & Francisco-Ortega, J. (2012). "Population dynamics of the endangered plant, Phaedranassa tunguraguae, from the Tropical Andean Hotspot." Journal of Heredity, 103(4), 557-569.