Neill, D 15951

Lozania nunkui D.A.Neill & Asanza

September 22, 2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Lozania nunkui D.A.Neill & Asanza (Neill, D 15951) was collected on September 22, 2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 23 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Lozania, DNeill15951--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Sanstone tepui, Cd del Condor. 23 Sep 07. 162.jpg

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Record Number

Neill, D 15951

Collection Date

September 22, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

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

Remarks

Tree 4 m tall. Found only on sandstone substrate on summit; uncommon locally. Inflorescences ascending. Flowers yellow-green. Fruits reddish-purple. David A. Neill and Mercedes Asanza "Lozania nunkui (Lacistemataceae), a New Species from the Sandstone Plateaus of the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador and Peru," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 22(2), 207-211, (30 November 2012).

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Lacistemataceae

Genus

Lozania

Specific Epithet

nunkui

Authorship

D.A.Neill & Asanza

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.7

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

Borderline

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.3

Global rank

#11,394 of 335,497

Top 4%

Extinction probability

37%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →