Ulloa, C 2318

Meriania loxensis Gleason

May 2, 2015

Ecuador

This occurrence of Meriania loxensis Gleason (Ulloa, C 2318) was collected on May 2, 2015 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 19 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Meriania loxensis, Ulloa, C 2318--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (69).JPG

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Record Number

Ulloa, C 2318

Collection Date

May 2, 2015 · Ecuador

Collectors

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

Remarks

Arbolito 3-4 m, hipanto verde verrucoso. Pétalos rosado salmón. Filamentos rosado claro, anteras rojo-morado, conectivo rojo-rosado, estilo rosado oscuro. Cápsulas cafés. 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

loxensis

Authorship

Gleason

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

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

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#54,716 of 335,497

Top 17%

Extinction probability

48%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →