Spananthe paniculata Jacq. belongs to the Apiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Croat, T 93419

August 15, 2004

Location

Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Latacunga

-0.610278, -78.477167

Location Remarks

Parque Nacional Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo. Colecciones en y alrededor de la laguna. Páramo. 3863 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Notes

Less than 1 m tall; flowers greenish.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Spananthe

Specific Epithet

paniculata

Authorship

Jacq.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 26.3

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.9

Global rank

#8,006 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →