Calyptrocarya glomerulata (Brongn.) Urb. belongs to the Cyperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Calyptrocarya
Specific Epithet
glomerulata
Authorship
(Brongn.) Urb.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#52,052 of 335,497
Top 16%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Ecuador, Sucumbios
0.399167, -77.346944
Location Remarks
Above road from Lumbaqui to La Bonita, departing main Baeza-Lago Agrio road, just E of Río Aguarico bridge E of Lumbaqui, 5.8 km NW of jct. with main highway.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
In small clumps in streambed, shade of forest; spikelets greenish.