''Ecuadendron'' is a
monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family,
, containing the single species ''Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum''.
[Neill, D. A. (1998)]
''Ecuadendron'' (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae): A new arborescent genus from western Ecuador.
''Novon'', 8(1), 45-49. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
, where it is known from three populations on the coast.
It is threatened because the wood is valuable and it is vulnerable to logging.
References
Detarioideae
Endemic flora of Ecuador
Endangered plants
Plants described in 1998
Monotypic Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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