Meriania spp. 
 
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Group:
Plants
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama


Species/Common Names:
Meriania acostae
Meriania almedae
Meriania ampla
Meriania amplexicaulis
Meriania campii
Meriania costata
Meriania cuneifolia
Meriania denticulata
Meriania furvanthera
Meriania grandiflora
Meriania kirkbridei
Meriania loxensis
Meriania maguirei
Meriania panamensis
Meriania pastazana
Meriania peltata
Meriania pichinchensis
Meriania rigida
Meriania stellata
Meriania versicolor

Facts Summary:
Meriania is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama.

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Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Meriania acostaeEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
2. Meriania almedaeVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
3. Meriania amplaEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
4. Meriania amplexicaulisVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
5. Meriania campiiEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
6. Meriania costataEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
7. Meriania cuneifoliaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
8. Meriania denticulataNT-IUCN2004Ecuador
9. Meriania furvantheraVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
10. Meriania grandifloraVU-IUCN1998Costa Rica, Panama
11. Meriania kirkbrideiVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
12. Meriania loxensisEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
13. Meriania maguireiEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
14. Meriania panamensisEN-IUCN1998Panama
15. Meriania pastazanaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
16. Meriania peltataEN-IUCN1998Colombia
17. Meriania pichinchensisVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
18. Meriania rigidaVU-IUCN2004Ecuador
19. Meriania stellataEN-IUCN2004Ecuador
20. Meriania versicolorCR-IUCN1998Colombia

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