Croat, T 96521

Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.

March 26, 2006

Ecuador

This occurrence of Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl. (Croat, T 96521) was collected on March 26, 2006 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 6 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Sphyrospermum buxifolium, Croat 96521--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. BellaVista private reserve. 27 Mar 06. 357 (4).jpg

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Record Number

Croat, T 96521

Collection Date

March 26, 2006 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Epiphyte with pendent branches, growing st the base of a small tree. Flowers red, pendent.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Sphyrospermum

Specific Epithet

buxifolium

Authorship

Poepp. & Endl.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.2

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#204,813 of 335,497

Top 62%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →