D.A. Neill 15864

Erythrina ulei Harms

September 18, 2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Erythrina ulei Harms (D.A. Neill 15864) was collected on September 18, 2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 31 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Erythrina ulei, , DNeill15864--Ecuador. Zam. Ch. Rio Wawaime Val. 19 Sep 07. 090.jpg

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Record Number

D.A. Neill 15864

Collection Date

September 18, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

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

Remarks

Tree to 15 m tall, 40 cm DBH. Trees all leafless when in flower. Simultaneous flowering throughout region. Species very common on alluvial soils in valleys. Flowers bright red, visited by oropendolas and caciques, nectar-robbing birds, probably not pollinators. Holes pierced in corolla by birds.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Specific Epithet

ulei

Authorship

Harms

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

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

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#289,414 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →