Rhynchotheca--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. 18 Feb 09. 076.jpg
This occurrence of Rhynchotheca spinosa Ruiz & Pav. (Quizhpe, W 3263) was collected on February 17, 2009 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 80 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Geraniales
Family
Vivianiaceae
Genus
Rhynchotheca
Specific Epithet
spinosa
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Taxonomic Opinions
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 15.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Predicted not threatened
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#25,230 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
10%