Neill, D 15855

Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson

September 17, 2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Spirotheca rosea (Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson (Neill, D 15855) was collected on September 17, 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 15855

Collection Date

September 17, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

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

Remarks

Tree 15 m tall, with aculeate branches. Nearly leafless when flowering. Cupular calyx green. Flowers pale pink or "salmon"-colored at anthesis. Petals at first green in bud, then turning pink before anthesis.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Spirotheca

Specific Epithet

rosea

Authorship

(Seem.) P.E.Gibbs & W.S.Alverson

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#294,637 of 335,497

Top 88%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →