Aiphanes chiribogensis is a species of palm which is endemic to western Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Aiphanes chiribogensis is a small palm up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall with stems 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter which are "fiercely armed" with black spines up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. Stems grow singly, not in clonal clusters. Individuals have between 5 and 9 leaves which consists of a leaf sheath, a petiole and a rachis. Leaf sheaths, which wrap around the stem, are 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in) long. They are violet on the inside, brown, scaly and covered with black or brown spines on the outside. Petioles are green, 12 to 45 cm (5 to 18 in) long, and are covered with scattered spines. Rachises are green, 48 to 100 cm (19 to 39 in), and lack spines. Leaves each bear 12 to 17 pairs of leaflets.[2]
Male flowers are deep purple with yellow anthers, while female flowers are pinkish violet with rose-coloured pistils. Fruit are bright red, about 10 to 12 millimetres (0.4 to 0.5 in) in diameter.[2]
The species was first described in 1989 by Finn Borchsenius and Henrik Balslev.[2]
Aiphanes chiribogensis is endemic to western Ecuador. It is known from Pichincha Province in northwestern Ecuador, and was collected from Azuay Province in southwestern Ecuador 1943 but the area where it was collected has suffered extensive deforestation, and attempts to find it again in that area have been unsuccessful.[2]
The species is known from seven populations, none of which lie within Ecuador's network of protected areas. Since these areas are threatened by habitat destruction, it is classified as a vulnerable species.[1]
Aiphanes chiribogensis is a species of palm which is endemic to western Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Aiphanes chiribogensis Borchs. & Balslev es una especie de plantas de la familia de las palmeras (Arecaceae).
Es endémica de Ecuador. Su hábitat natural son las regiones tropicales o subtropicales húmedas de tierras bajas y los bosques subtropicales y tropicales húmedos de montaña. Está tratada en peligro de extinción por la pérdida de hábitat.
Es una palmera endémica de Ecuador, donde se sabe de al menos siete subpoblaciones distribuidas de las tierras bajas costeras a casi 2000 m de altitud. La mayoría de los registros son de los alrededores de Chiriboga, en el bosque andino de la vertiente occidental de la provincia de Pichincha. Poblaciones aisladas se producen en 47 km a lo largo de la carretera Lita-San Lorenzo en la provincia de Esmeraldas y en la provincia de Azuay. No sabe que se produzcan en el Ecuador de la red de áreas protegidas, sino que debe ser buscado en los hábitats adecuados de la Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas. En 1997, la UICN clasificó esta especie como "rara".
Aiphanes chiribogensis fue descrito por Borchs. & Balslev y publicado en Nordic Journal of Botany 9(4): 386, f. 2. 1989[1990][1]
Aiphanes: nombre genérico que está formado por los vocablos griegos aei, "siempre", y phanes, "vistoso".
chiribogensis: epíteto geográfico que alude a su localización en Chiriboga.
Aiphanes chiribogensis Borchs. & Balslev es una especie de plantas de la familia de las palmeras (Arecaceae).
Aiphanes chiribogensis là loài thực vật có hoa thuộc họ Arecaceae. Loài này được Borchs. & Balslev mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1989.[3]
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Aiphanes chiribogensis là loài thực vật có hoa thuộc họ Arecaceae. Loài này được Borchs. & Balslev mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1989.
