Columnea peruviana, Croat94764--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. El Chical, twd El Carmen. 17 Feb 05. 025.jpg
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Native to Colombia, Ecuador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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
1.2 m tall; calyx green with red lobes (tips green); corolla red-orange with narrow vertical opening; fruits green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Glossoloma
Specific Epithet
scandens
Authorship
J.L.Clark
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#212,339 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
10%
