Spruceanthus theobromae
Spruceanthus theobromae is a species of liverwort in the family Lejeuneaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is lowland evergreen forest, and it is threatened by habitat loss.[1] A 2000 IUCN assessment reported it remained only on five tree trunks at one site, and characterized it as Critically Endangered.[1]
| Spruceanthus theobromae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Porellales |
| Family: | Lejeuneaceae |
| Genus: | Spruceanthus |
| Species: | S. theobromae |
| Binomial name | |
| Spruceanthus theobromae (Spruce) Gradst. | |
A 2001 study found Spruceanthus theobromae on tree trunks at 12 different cacao plantations, across an area of approximately 400 km² at the foot of the Andes in Ecuador, and concluded that the species properly qualifies as Near Threatened, not as currently threatened or endangered.[2]
References
- Bryophyte Specialist Group (2000). "Spruceanthus theobromae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T39226A10177576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T39226A10177576.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Kautz, T. & Gradstein, S. R. (2001). "On the Ecology and Conservation of Spruceanthus theobromae (Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae) from Western Ecuador". The Bryologist. American Bryological and Lichenological Society. 104 (4): 607–612. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2001)104[0607:oteaco]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 3244596.
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