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. 2010 Jan 19;5(1):e8767. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008767

Table 7. Threatened plant species known to occur in Yasuní National Park.

Family Species Common Names Habit IUCN
Annonaceae Rollinia helosioides Tree CR
Apocynaceae Aspidosperma darienense Tree EN
Meliaceae Cedrela fissilis Missionaries' Cedar Tree EN
Meliaceae Trichilia elsae Tree EN
Myristicaceae Virola surinamensis Baboonwood Tree EN
Alismataceae Echinodorus eglandulosus Aquatic Herb VU
Annonaceae Cremastosperma megalophyllum Tree VU
Asteraceae Critonia eggersii Liana VU
Begoniaceae Begonia oellgaardii Terrestrial Herb VU
Begoniaceae Begonia sparreana Terrestrial Herb VU
Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum asplundeanum Tree VU
Fabaceae s.l. Inga yasuniana Tree VU
Gesneriaceae Reldia multiflora Terrestrial Herb VU
Lecythidaceae Couratari guianensis Fine-leaf Wadara Tree VU
Magnoliaceae Talauma neillii Tree VU
Malpighiaceae Bunchosia cauliflora Shrub, Tree VU
Marantaceae Calathea gandersii Terrestrial Herb VU
Meliaceae Cedrela odorata Cigar-box Wood, Red Cedar Tree VU
Meliaceae Trichilia solitudinis Tree VU
Proteaceae Euplassa occidentalis Tree VU
Rubiaceae Palicourea anianguana Shrub, Small Tree VU
Rubiaceae Simira wurdackii Tree VU
Sapotaceae Micropholis brochidodroma Tree VU
Sapotaceae Pouteria gracilis Tree VU
Sapotaceae Pouteria nudipetala Tree VU
Sapotaceae Pouteria pubescens Tree VU
Sapotaceae Pouteria vernicosa Tree VU
Sapotaceae Sarcaulus vestitus Tree VU
Annonaceae Rollinia dolichopetala Tree NT
Annonaceae Rollinia ecuadorensis Tree NT
Annonaceae Tetrameranthus globuliferus Tree NT
Annonaceae Trigynaea triplinervis Tree NT
Cecropiaceae Pourouma petiolulata Tree NT
Chrysobalanaceae Licania velutina Tree NT
Fabaceae s.l. Inga sarayacuensis Tree NT
Fabaceae s.l. Senna trolliiflora Tree NT
Gesneriaceae Besleria quadrangulata Subfructescent Herb NT
Gesneriaceae Nautilocalyx ecuadoranus Terrestrial Herb NT
Gesneriaceae Pearcea hypocyrtiflora Terrestrial Herb NT
Lauraceae Nectandra microcarpa Tree LR/nt
Loranthaceae Psittacanthus barlowii Parasitic Shrub NT
Marantaceae Calathea paucifolia Terrestrial Herb NT
Marantaceae Calathea plurispicata Terrestrial Herb NT
Marantaceae Calathea veitchiana Terrestrial Herb NT
Melastomataceae Clidemia longipedunculata Shrub, Small Tree NT
Melastomataceae Miconia abbreviata Small Tree LR/nt
Melastomataceae Miconia lugonis Tree NT
Memecylaceae Mouriri laxiflora Tree NT
Olacaceae Minquartia guianensis Black Manwood Tree LR/nt
Rubiaceae Alseis lugonis Tree NT
Rubiaceae Coussarea cephaëloides Shrub, Small Tree NT
Rubiaceae Coussarea dulcifolia Shrub, Small Tree NT
Rubiaceae Coussarea spiciformis Shrub, Small Tree NT
Santalaceae Acanthosyris annonagustata Tree NT
Sapotaceae Pouteria platyphylla Tree LR/nt
Sapotaceae Pradosia atroviolaceae Tree LR/nt
Tiliaceae Pentaplaris huaoranica Large Tree NT
Ulmaceae Ampelocera longissima Tree NT

Listings in the IUCN column are from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [47]. Abbreviations: CR = (facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild), EN = Endangered (facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild), VU = Vulnerable (facing a high risk of extinction in the wild), and LR/nt or NT = Near Threatened (close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future).