Phaedranassa tunguraguae

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Phaedranassa tunguraguae 01.jpg

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|status = EN

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Oleas, N. |author2=Pitman, N. |date=2003 |title=Phaedranassa tunguraguae |volume=2003 |page=e.T42813A10755008 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42813A10755008.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

|genus = Phaedranassa

|species = tunguraguae

|authority = Ravenna

|range_map = Ecuador in the world (W3).svg

|range_map_caption = Phaedranassa tunguraguae is endemic to Ecuador

}}

Phaedranassa tunguraguae is a species of plant that is endemic to Ecuador. 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.Oleas, N. H., Meerow, A. W., & Francisco-Ortega, J. (2012). [https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article/103/4/557/1026264 "Population dynamics of the endangered plant, Phaedranassa tunguraguae, from the Tropical Andean Hotspot."] Journal of Heredity, 103(4), 557-569.

Taxonomy

=Publication=

It was first published by Pierfelice Ravenna in 1969.{{cite POWO |id=192151-2 |title=Phaedranassa tunguraguae Ravenna |accessdate=17 January 2024}}

Ecology

=Pollination=

It may be pollinated by hummingbirds.

Conservation

The IUCN conservation status is endangered (EN).

References