Gorgonidium intermedium (Sampled Red List Index Flora of Peru)

Gorgonidium intermedium

Location ²

Peru

This species is known only from areas along the Urubamba River, Cusco, Peru. Found in two protected areas: Manu National Park (and Biosphere Reserve) and the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.

Description ²

Tuberous herb. It exhibits "latent periods", when there are no leaves no inflorescences, which may be the reason for the scant herbarium specimens.

Habitat Type ²

Grows in "semi-xeric" areas along the Urubamba River.
Lingan (2006) describes the two ecological regions where the species grows: "Mesoandina", which includes the "western slopes", the mid-elevation areas of the sierra (Interandean Valles) and the "altiplano"; and "Bosques Pluviales Montanos" (montane rainforest), which are found at high altitudes on the "eastern slopes" and between the Huancabamba and Chinchipe rivers at 2,500-3,500 m asl.

References ²

Crook, V. 2013. Gorgonidium intermedium. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. . Downloaded on 27 February 2014.

Lingan, J. 2006. Araceae endemicas del Peru. In: B. León, J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. Pitman, P.M. Jørgensen and A. Cano (eds), El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endemicas del Peru, UNMSM, Lima.