Croat, T 93340

Gasteranthus timidus (C.V.Morton) Wiehler

August 13, 2004

Ecuador

This occurrence of Gasteranthus timidus (C.V.Morton) Wiehler (Croat, T 93340) was collected on August 13, 2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 11 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

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Record Number

Croat, T 93340

Collection Date

August 13, 2004 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Xavier Cornejo, Christopher Davidson, Geneviève Ferry

Remarks

Herbaceous, 75 cm tall; flowers orange. 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

Lamiales

Family

Gesneriaceae

Genus

Gasteranthus

Specific Epithet

timidus

Authorship

(C.V.Morton) Wiehler

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.6

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

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

2.7

Global rank

#9,228 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

48%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →