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- Preliminary Assessed
- DDAssessed
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Sticta andensis (Nyl.) Trevis.
- Scientific name
- Sticta andensis
- Author
- (Nyl.) Trevis.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Lichens- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Lecanoromycetes
- Order
- Peltigerales
- Family
- Lobariaceae
- Assessment status
- Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- DD
- Proposed by
- Aída M. Vasco-Palacios
- Assessors
- Margarita Maria Jaramillo Ciro, Luis Chilito, Diego Simijaca
Assessment Notes
Justification
The species is reported in several regions of the country. It is also reported in several Neotropical countries.
Taxonomic notes
Sticta andensis (Nyl.) Trevis. Lich. Veneta 75 (1869)
Basionym:
Stictina andensis Nyl. Flora 47: 617 (1864)
Homotypic synonyms:
Sticta andensis Nyl. Flora 81: 135 (1895)
Sticta limbata var. umbilicariiformis f. andensis (Nyl.) Nyl. Flora 48: 297 (1865).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
Population and Trends
Within the country, it is known from the departments of Caldas, Cundinamarca, Risaralda and Caquetá.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
Exclusively epiphyte. The species has a Neotropical distribution, with records from Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Costa Rica. In Colombia, it occurs between 2,900 and 4,400 m a.s.l. in Andean and páramo life zones of the Central and Western Andes, where it is generally associated with leafy liverworts.
Threats
Conservation Actions
Protected by 0213/1977 national agreement, which includes bryophytes, lichens, orchids, and bromeliads.
Research needed
More detailed information on the populations in Colombia is needed.
Use and Trade
NA
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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