Ulloa, C 2279

Meriania maguirei Wurdack

May 1, 2015

Ecuador

This occurrence of Meriania maguirei Wurdack (Ulloa, C 2279) was collected on May 1, 2015 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 24 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Meriania maguirei, Ulloa, C 2279--Ecuador. Loja. Podocarpus NP. Cajanuma. 29 Sep 2012. DSC05265 (140).JPG

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Record Number

Ulloa, C 2279

Collection Date

May 1, 2015 · Ecuador

Collectors

Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo

Remarks

Arbol 7-8 m, cáliz verde con morado, partido irregularmente. Pétalos rosado oscuros, filamentos rosado claro, anteras moradas, conectivo crema, algunas flores con falso estambre. The coordinates 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

maguirei

Authorship

Wurdack

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.0

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

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.0

Global rank

#39,230 of 335,497

Top 12%

Extinction probability

50%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →