Neill, D 15840

Ternstroemia circumscissilis Kobuski

September 17, 2007

Ecuador

This occurrence of Ternstroemia circumscissilis Kobuski (Neill, D 15840) was collected on September 17, 2007 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 26 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Ternstroemia circumscissilis, DNeill15840--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orq. 18 Sep 07. 206.jpg

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Record Number

Neill, D 15840

Collection Date

September 17, 2007 · Ecuador

Collectors

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

Remarks

Tree 15 m tall, forming part of forest canopy. Leaves rather thick and fleshy. Flowers all oriented downwards. Corolla at anthesis ivory-white to pale yellowish.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Pentaphylacaceae

Genus

Ternstroemia

Specific Epithet

circumscissilis

Authorship

Kobuski

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

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

0.1

Global rank

#247,674 of 335,497

Top 74%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →