Spananthe paniculata Jacq. belongs to the Apiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Spananthe paniculata, Croat 93419--Ecuador. Prov. Cotopaxi. Guayacan- Pucayacu rd. 14 Aug 04. 138 (18).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Spananthe
Specific Epithet
paniculata
Authorship
Jacq.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.9
Global rank
#8,006 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
11%
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.
