Neill, D 16026

Meriania loxensis Gleason

September 25, 2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Meriania loxensis Gleason (Neill, D 16026) was collected on September 25, 2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 21 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

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Record Number

Neill, D 16026

Collection Date

September 25, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Shrub 1.5 m tall. Leaves bullate. Inflorescences erect. Corolla shiny dark red. The coordinates (if available) have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Genus

Meriania

Specific Epithet

loxensis

Authorship

Gleason

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#54,716 of 335,497

Top 17%

Extinction probability

48%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →