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Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
subsp. occidentalis
Identified as
Palicourea cuspidata subsp. occidentalis
Location
Ecuador, Carchi (Tulcán Canton)
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
2.5 m tall; fruits bilobed, greenish berries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Palicourea
Specific Epithet
cuspidata
Authorship
(Bredem. ex Schult.) C.M.Taylor
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#237,490 of 335,497
Top 71%
Extinction probability
10%
