Spruceanthus theobromae

Spruceanthus theobromae
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Marchantiophyta
Class:	Jungermanniopsida
Order:	Jungermanniales
Family:	Lejeuneaceae
Genus:	Spruceanthus
Species:	S. theobromae
Binomial name
	Spruceanthus theobromae; (Spruce) Gradst.

Spruceanthus theobromae is a species of liverwort in the Lejeuneaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Spruceanthus theobromae has recently been found in 16 different locations (all of them cacao plantations) at the foot of the Andes in Ecuador. According to Prof. Dr. S. Robbert Gradstein of Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, S. theobromae, "is no longer considered endangered".^[2]

References

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^ Kautz, T. & Gradstein, S. R. (2001). "On the Ecology and Conservation of Spruceanthus theobromae (Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae) from Western Ecuador". The Bryologist. 104 (4). American Bryological and Lichenological Society: 607–612. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2001)104[0607:oteaco]2.0.co;2. Retrieved 21 May 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[2] Kautz, T. & Gradstein, S. R. (2001). "On the Ecology and Conservation of Spruceanthus theobromae (Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae) from Western Ecuador". The Bryologist. 104 (4). American Bryological and Lichenological Society: 607–612. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2001)104[0607:oteaco]2.0.co;2. Retrieved 21 May 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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